Author: Manel Ratnatunga
Publisher: Sterling Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This series of fascinating folk tales are from the different states of India. Children love to hear tales. These stories, handed down from generation to generation, will hold them spell bound. An effective way of introducing good literature to children, these tales make interesting reading.
Best Loved Folk Tales of Sri Lanka
Author: Manel Ratnatunga
Publisher: Sterling Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This series of fascinating folk tales are from the different states of India. Children love to hear tales. These stories, handed down from generation to generation, will hold them spell bound. An effective way of introducing good literature to children, these tales make interesting reading.
Publisher: Sterling Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This series of fascinating folk tales are from the different states of India. Children love to hear tales. These stories, handed down from generation to generation, will hold them spell bound. An effective way of introducing good literature to children, these tales make interesting reading.
Island Paradise
Author: Melanie A. Murray
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9042026960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
A colonial discourse has perpetuated the literary notion of islands as paradisal. This study explores how the notions of island paradise have been represented in European literature, the oral and literary indigenous traditions of the Caribbean and Sri Lanka, a colonial literary influence in these islands, and the literary experience after independence in these nations. Persistent themes of colonial narratives foreground the aesthetic and ignore the workforce in a representation of island space as idealized, insular, and vulnerable to conquest; an ideal space for management and control. English landscape has been replicated in islands through literature and in reality - the 'Great House' being an ideological symbol of power. Island Paradise: The Myth investigates how these entrenched notions of paradise, which islands have traditionally represented metonymically, are contested in the works of four postcolonial authors: Jamaica Kincaid, Lawrence Scott, Romesh Gunesekera, and Jean Arasanayagam, from the island nations of the Caribbean and Sri Lanka. It analyzes texts which focus on gardens, island space, and houses to examine how these motifs are used to re-vision colonial/contested sites. This book examines the relationship between landscape and identity and, with reference to Homi K. Bhabha, considers how these writers offer an alternative space for negotiating the ambivalence of hybridity.
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9042026960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
A colonial discourse has perpetuated the literary notion of islands as paradisal. This study explores how the notions of island paradise have been represented in European literature, the oral and literary indigenous traditions of the Caribbean and Sri Lanka, a colonial literary influence in these islands, and the literary experience after independence in these nations. Persistent themes of colonial narratives foreground the aesthetic and ignore the workforce in a representation of island space as idealized, insular, and vulnerable to conquest; an ideal space for management and control. English landscape has been replicated in islands through literature and in reality - the 'Great House' being an ideological symbol of power. Island Paradise: The Myth investigates how these entrenched notions of paradise, which islands have traditionally represented metonymically, are contested in the works of four postcolonial authors: Jamaica Kincaid, Lawrence Scott, Romesh Gunesekera, and Jean Arasanayagam, from the island nations of the Caribbean and Sri Lanka. It analyzes texts which focus on gardens, island space, and houses to examine how these motifs are used to re-vision colonial/contested sites. This book examines the relationship between landscape and identity and, with reference to Homi K. Bhabha, considers how these writers offer an alternative space for negotiating the ambivalence of hybridity.
Folk Tales of Sri Lanka
Author: Manel Ratnatunga
Publisher: VCTA
ISBN: 9780333532058
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher: VCTA
ISBN: 9780333532058
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The Quail's Egg
Author: Joanna Troughton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780216923973
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Presents a cummulative folk tale about a mother quail's efforts to recover her egg after it rolls into the crevice of a rock.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780216923973
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Presents a cummulative folk tale about a mother quail's efforts to recover her egg after it rolls into the crevice of a rock.
Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka
Author: Charles A. Gunawardena
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9781932705485
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Over 1,100 alphabetically arranged entries examine the history, geography, people, government, economy, art, and religions of Sri Lanka.
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9781932705485
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Over 1,100 alphabetically arranged entries examine the history, geography, people, government, economy, art, and religions of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Maldives
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maldives
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maldives
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
My Sweet Girl
Author: Amanda Jayatissa
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593335090
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
WINNER OF THE ITW THRILLER AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL “My Sweet Girl pushes the boundaries of what a thriller can do.”—The Washington Post “Fiendish [and] full of twists…. Sri Lankan author Amanda Jayatissa keeps us guessing and worrying until the very end.” —The New York Times “A thriller centered on the meaning of identity and all the layers it can have.”—NPR Paloma thought her perfect life would begin once she was adopted and made it to America, but she’s about to find out that no matter how far you run, your past always catches up to you… Ever since she was adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage, Paloma has had the best of everything—schools, money, and parents so perfect that she fears she'll never live up to them. Now at thirty years old and recently cut off from her parents’ funds, she decides to sublet the second bedroom of her overpriced San Francisco apartment to Arun, who recently moved from India. Paloma has to admit, it feels good helping someone find their way in America—that is until Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her own fragile place in this country. Before Paloma can pay Arun off, she finds him face down in a pool of blood. She flees the apartment but by the time the police arrive, there's no body—and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place. Paloma is terrified this is all somehow tangled up in the desperate actions she took to escape Sri Lanka so many years ago. Did Paloma’s secret die with Arun or is she now in greater danger than ever before?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593335090
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
WINNER OF THE ITW THRILLER AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL “My Sweet Girl pushes the boundaries of what a thriller can do.”—The Washington Post “Fiendish [and] full of twists…. Sri Lankan author Amanda Jayatissa keeps us guessing and worrying until the very end.” —The New York Times “A thriller centered on the meaning of identity and all the layers it can have.”—NPR Paloma thought her perfect life would begin once she was adopted and made it to America, but she’s about to find out that no matter how far you run, your past always catches up to you… Ever since she was adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage, Paloma has had the best of everything—schools, money, and parents so perfect that she fears she'll never live up to them. Now at thirty years old and recently cut off from her parents’ funds, she decides to sublet the second bedroom of her overpriced San Francisco apartment to Arun, who recently moved from India. Paloma has to admit, it feels good helping someone find their way in America—that is until Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her own fragile place in this country. Before Paloma can pay Arun off, she finds him face down in a pool of blood. She flees the apartment but by the time the police arrive, there's no body—and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place. Paloma is terrified this is all somehow tangled up in the desperate actions she took to escape Sri Lanka so many years ago. Did Paloma’s secret die with Arun or is she now in greater danger than ever before?
Can You Guess My Name?
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618133284
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618133284
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher Description
Indiapedia
Author: Hachette India
Publisher: Hachette India
ISBN: 9350097664
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT INDIA IS NOW AT YOUR FINGERTIPS! Tired of sifting through thousands of websites for school projects? Bored of flipping through thick history books for an overview of a dynasty? Sick of staring at maps to understand the land forms of the country? Going crazy searching the newspaper archives to understand the Reservation Bill? Don’t worry, help is at hand! Hachette India brings you a super compendium of information: Indiapedia: The All-India Factfinder. This useful reference book will introduce you to the different aspects of India, from history to economy, from geography to flora and fauna, from sports to cinema—an absolute must-have for every student to know more about their country and find detailed information for homework, essays, quizzes and general knowledge enhancement. Plus: 100 Special A-Z of facts about Incredible India!
Publisher: Hachette India
ISBN: 9350097664
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT INDIA IS NOW AT YOUR FINGERTIPS! Tired of sifting through thousands of websites for school projects? Bored of flipping through thick history books for an overview of a dynasty? Sick of staring at maps to understand the land forms of the country? Going crazy searching the newspaper archives to understand the Reservation Bill? Don’t worry, help is at hand! Hachette India brings you a super compendium of information: Indiapedia: The All-India Factfinder. This useful reference book will introduce you to the different aspects of India, from history to economy, from geography to flora and fauna, from sports to cinema—an absolute must-have for every student to know more about their country and find detailed information for homework, essays, quizzes and general knowledge enhancement. Plus: 100 Special A-Z of facts about Incredible India!
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Volume II)
Author: H. Parker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789353973056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789353973056
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description