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‘Half Gods’ and Painful Fragments

‘Half Gods’ and Painful Fragments

In debut short story collection Half Gods, Akil Kumarasamy gives us the painful fragments of her characters' experiences with care, as if she is handing us shards of broken glass.

Two Recent Novels Offer Differing Insights into the Sri Lankan Refugee Experience

Two Recent Novels Offer Differing Insights into the Sri Lankan Refugee Experience

Powerful novels The Boat People and Brixton Beach, both tackling the Sri Lankan refugee experience but from profoundly different angles, are eminently enjoyable reads but they're more than that: they're important reads.

Growing Pains and Gains: Coming of Age ”On Sal Mal Lane’