Bibliograph

On Sal Mal Lane

Type

Label

On Sal Mal Lane

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

On Sal Mal Lane

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

854520522

Summary

Set against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war, Ru Freeman's epic novel explores the lives of the diverse families that live on Sal Mal Lane and the heartbreaking ways this once harmonious community turns on one another with the country on the brink of war. On the day the Herath family moves in, Sal Mal Lane is a quiet street, disturbed only by the cries of the children whose triumphs and tragedies sustain the families that live there. As each neighbour adapts to the newcomers in different ways, the children fill their days with cricket matches, romantic crushes, and small ri

Table Of Contents

Cover Page; Prologue; 1979; The Listeners; Raju; Sonna's Sisters Pay a Visit; Telling Secrets; The Keeper of Sal Mal Lane; Good Cigarettes; Piano Lessons; Speaking the Truth; 1980; Elsewhere; The Musician; Not Only the Piano; Nihil's Secret; The Magic of the Stolen Guitar; A Visit to the Accident Service; Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows; Devi's Report Card; Raju Refuses to Be Demoted; Tigers; Sonna Remembers Everything and Nothing; 1981; Blue and Gold; Raju's Gift; An Odd Alliance and a Little Romance; Old Mrs. Joseph's Triumph; Kite Season; A Night of Rain and Talk; Ramazan: Before and AfterSonna's Birthday Party1982; The Cricketer and the Old Man Talk of War; Out of the Blue, a Variety Show; Changes; An Election; Devi's Secret; Revenge; Mohan and Jith Are Punished; 1983; The Last Perfect Day; The People Who Stayed Home; May Day; July; Home; Fire; Where Sonna Went; The Day That Followed; Ash; Flight; If Only; The Composer; An Embroidered Shirt; A Small Boy, an Old Man; Glossary; Acknowledgments; About the Author; About the Publisher

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