When Memory Dies

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A three-generational novel about a Sri Lankan family's search for coherence and continuity in a country broken by colonial occupation and riven by ethnic wars. Saha looks for that coherence in a return to traditional values, Rajan in a quest for modernity that takes him to the mother country and Vijay in a fight for socialism that ends in terror. But through the travail of their lives emerges the possibility of another future. 'Profoundly moving, Sivanandan triumphs in his evocation of a beautiful country he perceives as doomed.' - Evening Standard

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"Haunting, with an immense tenderness. The extraordinary poetic tact of this book makes it unforgettable." - John Berger, Guardian"A brilliant and moving first novel" - Times Literary Supplement"This rich novel, peopled with unforgettable heroines and heroes, will haunt the reader's mind - David Rose, Observer

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A. Sivanandan came to Britain from Ceylon in the wake of the race riots of 1958 - and walked straight into the riots of Notting Hill. Since then he has written and lectured extensively on Black and Third World issues and has published two collections of essays, A Different Hunger and Communities of Resistance. He is founder editor of the journal Race & Class and director of the Institute of Race Relations in London