Witryna9 lut 2024 · Set in the 1980s amid a civil conflict the island-country still has trouble alienating itself from to this very day, the novel is an incisive reminder of the ravages … WitrynaIn Island of a Thousand Mirrors, Nayomi Munaweera writes with ferocity, fire and poetry of the incomprehensible madness of civil war and its effects upon those caught within …
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Witryna2 wrz 2014 · Island of a Thousand Mirrors. by Nayomi Munaweera. A stunning literary debut of two young women on opposing sides of the devastating Sri Lankan Civil War --- winner of the Commonwealth Book Prize for Asia, longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine … "The Island of a Thousand Mirrors" follows two teenage girls through the unimaginable horror of the Sri Lankan civil war (though the term genocide does more justice). The Sinhala Yashodhara escapes to Los Angeles and transforms from a shattered refugee to a normal American, while the Tamil Saraswathi becomes a child soldier. neil gaiman list of books
Island of a Thousand Mirrors (2012), by Nayomi Munaweera
WitrynaIsland Of A Thousand Mirrors Shepinore Author: communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com-2024-04-12T00:00:00+00:01 Subject: Island Of A Thousand Mirrors Shepinore Keywords: island, of, a, thousand, mirrors, shepinore Created Date: 4/12/2024 10:18:54 AM Witryna‘In Island of a Thousand Mirrors, Nayomi Munaweera writes with ferocity, fire and poetry of the incomprehensible madness of civil war and its effects upon those caught within it, whether in the villages and cities of Sri Lanka, or half a world away. A masterful, incendiary debut’ – Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander WitrynaIn one of the many startling scenes in “Island of a Thousand Mirrors,” Nayomi Munaweera’s first novel, a Sri Lankan girl riding the train to school is suddenly … neil gaiman lucifer tv show