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Sena Fernando
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8)Has anyone here read Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje? I think it's a great book with only a few imperfections.
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I haven't read the book but I did read a review which sounded very exciting. I wuill try to obtain a copy when I am in Colombo in July this year. God Willing!
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Sena Fernando
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Hopefully the paperback will be out by July. I managed to borrow a copy from the library here. The main topic is the killing spree which occurred between 1988 and 1990, a very sad episode in the history of Sri Lanka. I found it hard to beleive in the main character, Anil, but some of the other characters are very interesting.
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TheSujewaStar
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I read it & liked it. Sad stuff, but does reflect events that happened in the late 80's in Sri Lanka. "Anil's Ghost" may be a good introducion to the violent surreal horrors of Sri Lanka - to anyone not familiar with that stuff. I liked his other Sri Lankan book "Running In The Family" better - its light & amusing and offers info. on aspects of Sri Lankan life that most likely were completely changed after 1948 (and after 1972 and definitely by the time I was young enough to understand the world in the early 80's). Looking forward to Ondatjjee's (sp?) next book. Also need to check out I think "Cinnamon Gardens" at some point - a novel by a Sri Lankan-Canadian writer. On the new music front, need to check out M.I.A., a Sri Lankan Tamil-British female musician, her new CD is getting a lot of great reviews. Sujewa http://www.wilddiner.com/PS: In an interview that I conducted w/ a local (Washington, DC) humanitarian activist I talked briefly about seeing dead bodies on the side of a road in '89 (on a family vacation to Sri Lanka) - I believe that time period is covered in "Anil's Ghost", here's the link to the interview: http://www.wilddiner.com/andersen.htm |
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I just heard about MIA too! I need to find her album. Have you already listened? What style is it?
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TheSujewaStar
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Re: M.I.A.
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I listned to a track on line (search for a free MP3 on google, you'll find some) earlier today. Music is good. BUT, I have serious problems with her politics - she seems to be in favor of the LTTE - a guerrila group in Sri Lanka whose methods of action in the past have included suicide bombings of civilians and a whole host of other morally questionable activities. Of course their enemy (the SL Gov) has not behaved significantly better in the valuing of human life &rights department. There is a whole massive discussion on this topic here: http://ilx.p3r.net/thread.php?msgid=5384479You might want to first check out this Village Voice article that will introduce the issue to you if u r not familiar w/ it: http://villagevoice.com/music/0509,christgau1,61607,22.htmlAnd, now there is a spin-off message board from the first site that I've listed that tries to tackle just the Sri Lanka/LLTE issue that arose from the fan discussions about M.I.A.: http://ilx.p3r.net/thread.php?msgid=5458536#5624722Good luck! Later. Sujewa http://www.wilddiner.com/ |
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Interesting. I'm sure my husband wouldn't appreciate it then if I went out and bought her album knowing this. Thanks!
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marriedasrilankan
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I know, I don't think my husband would appreciate it either! Does anyone know of any good sinhalese singers or groups and where to download for free some of their music?
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wife of a darling sri lankan man
mother of 2 precious little girls
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"Reality is an illusion created by a lack of alcohol".
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Saarf Londoner
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Interesting, but not fantastic. Ondaatje was writing for his readership - very much a Western readership - which comes through very clearly.
I'm quite a fan of Ondaatje's, but didn't think this was one of his better novels.
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melody
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I'm German. "Anils Ghost" was published here in Germany, too.
I have read the book and I think it's very interesting. As well as another one of Ondaatje, called "Running in the family".
This year I have started collecting books about Sri Lanka, your wonderful country!
Not so easy, as you can imagine ...
Got about 10 now, I guess. Some of them second hand ... not so easy!
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Saarf Londoner
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What have you got, Melody? Are you collecting fiction only, or are you collecting non-fiction as well?
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melody
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Got all kinds of documentaries and travel-literature.
But I like fiction, too. Most entertaining is belletristics combined with reality-background, I think.
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Saarf Londoner
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Who have you come across so far? There seem to be a lot of Sri Lankan (fiction) authors around these days.
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