Free delivery on all orders above RM80 to Malaysia
Get 10% off all year round! Join Thryft Club

Your cart

Your cart is empty

Check out these collections!

Bestselling Fiction
Bestselling Nonfiction
Bestselling Books for Children
Vintage and Rare Books
Vinyl Records
Women's Clothing
Men's Clothing

Stay in touch and win free books

Keep up with our latest sales and events, and receive
recommendations direct to your inbox. We'll only send the good stuff, promise!

By completing this form, you are signing up to receive our emails and can unsubscribe at any time

Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in a Paradoxical Land

by Razeen Sally
Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in a Paradoxical Land
Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in a Paradoxical Land

Reconciling roots in a land of contrasts.

'Return to Sri Lanka' could resonate with you if the intersection of personal history and a nation's evolving political landscape intrigues you. This is more than just a travelogue; it's a journey of emotional and intellectual reconciliation that offers a nuanced exploration of a homeland from the eyes of someone who is both an insider and an outsider. Reading it might feel like a reflective quest that mirrors the complexities and paradoxes of Sri Lanka itself.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in a Paradoxical Land

by Razeen Sally
Condition guide

Book Condition Guide

Books in Like New Condition

This book may contain very minor cosmetic defects, but it is in pristine condition. There should be no yellowing, no foxing, no water damage, and no annotations of any kind on the cover and the pages. For paperbacks, there should not be any crease marks on the spine. This book is good as new — lucky you!

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Very Good Condition

This book has been used, but it is still in a clean condition. There should be no foxing or annotations of any kind on the inner pages, but a sparse amount may be present on the cover, title pages, or outside edges of the book. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be light crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Good Condition

We do our best to ensure the quality of our books, but there is no escaping the wear and tear that comes with time. Slight foxing and some annotations may be present on the pages and the cover. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be several crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Well Read Condition

This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

Find out more about our process here.

Save 10% On This Item as a Thryft Club Member

Join Thryft Club for S$30/year and enjoy 10% off everything, plus S$10 off your first order. Join now →

ISBN: 9789353450601
Authors: Razeen Sally
Publisher: Juggernaut
Date of Publication: 2019-10-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Biographies & Memoirs, History
Related Topics: Memoir, History, Travelogue
Goodreads rating: 4.25
(rated by 102 readers)

Description

Sri Lanka seemed like a version of paradise to Razeen Sally as a child, but conflict was soon to follow, tearing the family apart and severing their bond with Sri Lanka. Return to Sri Lanka is the story of a twenty-first-century reconciliation between Sally, now an academic and political adviser, and the land of his birth. A travel memoir with deep political concerns, Return to Sri Lanka is a book full of spellbinding beauty and moving insight, from a writer who is a native, a tourist, both and neither.
 

Reconciling roots in a land of contrasts.

'Return to Sri Lanka' could resonate with you if the intersection of personal history and a nation's evolving political landscape intrigues you. This is more than just a travelogue; it's a journey of emotional and intellectual reconciliation that offers a nuanced exploration of a homeland from the eyes of someone who is both an insider and an outsider. Reading it might feel like a reflective quest that mirrors the complexities and paradoxes of Sri Lanka itself.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.