Sam's Story
About this book
''At such times we were poorer than the dirt we
threw into our river... it is a story told simply and
with genuine concern."
Romesh Gunasekera, author of Monkfish Moon, Sandglass
and Heaven's Edge
"Sam's Story is Jayawardena's debut. Narrated by
the boy Sam who comes from a remote village to
work in Colombo. Sam's Story is about the poor
man's concept of the ethnic conflict."
Sunday Times, Sri Lanka
Elmo Jayawardena is a gifted new writer... Talent
jumps out from the pages of this raw first work;
Sri Lanka has found in him a new star who's ready
to take-off."
Patrick Michael, Khaleej Times, Dubai
Details
ISBN
00149615-4
මුද්රණ තත්වය (Print)
මුද්රණයේ පවති - In Print
Customer Reviews 1
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Sam's Story - Elmo Jayawardena : The story of every Sri Lankan from a different perspective'Sam's story' was published in 2001, has 173 pages, and is sold for Sri Lankan Rupees 750.
This is written by Captain Elmo Jayawardena an airplane pilot and an award-winning writer of Sri Lanka.
This novel won the 'Gratiaen Prize' in the same year it was published.
I was inspired to read this book by 'Samige Kathawa / Sam's Story (2011)' the Sinhala film based on the same novel.
The novel and the film both have managed to capture the essence of the plot and the story.
Through simple language, innovative writing techniques, and honesty in delivering the plot this marks a great achievement in Sri Lankan English literature.
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