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The Good Little Ceylonese Girl

by ashok-ferrey
The Good Little Ceylonese Girl - Thryft
The Good Little Ceylonese Girl - Thryft

A girl's coming of age in Sri Lanka.

This book is recommended for those who enjoy reading about self-discovery and cultural exploration. The story follows the narrator's journey as she navigates the expectations of her conservative Sri Lankan family and the desire to break free and experience the world outside. What makes this book unique is its honest portrayal of the societal and cultural norms prevalent in Sri Lanka and in many South Asian communities.

  • Gratiaen Prize Nominee (2006)
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.

The Good Little Ceylonese Girl

by ashok-ferrey
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ISBN: 9789559981909
Authors: ashok-ferrey
Publisher: Ashok Ferrey
Date of Publication: 2009-02-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.42
(rated by 118 readers)

Description

Our Sri Lankan narrator visits his friend Joe in Italy, where Joe attends a special course—in higher (or, shall we say, lower) studies in women. Italians—much like Sri Lankans—live at home through marriage, death, and sometimes even beyond the pale. An accompanying string of fake fiancés and phoney engagements are the backdrop to this delightful collection of darkly humorous tales about Sri Lankans at home and abroad. Long years and many miles away, Colombo’s Father Cruz attempts to rescue a church from parishioners who like to put their donations where others can see them—on large plaques; on the coast, a retired Admiral escapes the tsunami on an antique Dutch cabinet; two childhood sweethearts, in time-honoured Sri Lankan tradition, are married off to strangers.Ashok Ferrey writes about Sri Lanka and its people, wherever they roam, with remarkable acuity. He writes of the West’s effect on Sri Lankans, of its ‘turning them into caricatures, unmistakably genuine but not at all the real thing’. In The Good Little Ceylonese Girl, his second collection of stories, he shows us the reality beyond those feeble sketches, in its full glory.
 

A girl's coming of age in Sri Lanka.

This book is recommended for those who enjoy reading about self-discovery and cultural exploration. The story follows the narrator's journey as she navigates the expectations of her conservative Sri Lankan family and the desire to break free and experience the world outside. What makes this book unique is its honest portrayal of the societal and cultural norms prevalent in Sri Lanka and in many South Asian communities.

  • Gratiaen Prize Nominee (2006)
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.