This Divided Island
Stories from the Sri Lankan War
Ranked #6 in Sri Lanka
In the summer of 2009, the leader of the dreaded Tamil Tiger guerrillas was killed, bringing to a bloody end the stubborn and complicated civil war in Sri Lanka. For nearly thirty years, the war's fingers had reached everywhere: into the bustle of Colombo, the Buddhist monasteries scattered across the island, the soft hills of central Sri Lanka, the curves of the eastern coast near Batticaloa and Trincomalee and the stark, hot north. With its genius for brutality, the war left few places and fewer people, untouched.
What happens to the texture of life in a country that endures such... more
What happens to the texture of life in a country that endures such... more
Similar Books
If you like This Divided Island, check out these similar top-rated books:
