![]() ![]() in enriching the globalised phenomenon that is Australian literature.' THE SATURDAY PAPER Savanadasa joins other important contemporary Australian-Sri Lankan novelists. 'An outstanding debut novel' WEST AUSTRALIAN distinct and convincing, RUINS heralds the arrival of a gifted new talent in Australian fiction.' BOOKS+PUBLISHING ' writing recalls Christos Tsiolkas' recent work. This book could well achieve the same kind of success as The Kite Runner.' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD ![]() It claims the attention of the reader with rare confidence and doesn't let it go. 'A highly accomplished and well-oiled book. Anoushka wants an iPod.Īnd Niranjan needs big money so he can leave them all behind. In the restless streets, crowded waiting rooms and glittering nightclubs of Colombo, five family members find their bonds stretched to breaking point in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war. With his sharp and masterful observations of race, class and gender in the "new" Sri Lanka, Savanadasa takes his seat beside Omar Musa, Alice Pung and Michael Mohammed Ahmad to usher in the brave and stunning new dawn of diverse Australian fiction.' Maxine Beneba Clarke, award-winning author of FOREIGN SOILĪ country picking up the pieces, a family among the ruins. 'RUINS is a stirring and skilfully crafted debut, and Savanadasa's characters are so vividly drawn they feel like family. ![]()
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