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Monsoons and Potholes

Monsoons and Potholes

Author(s): Manuka Wijesinghe

Location(s): Sri Lanka

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1970s/80s

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There is humour and satire in this story, one little boy growing up in Sri Lanka in the 1970s and 80s. Superstition, mindless violence, politics – a background to the country today brought to life in a very readable way

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A big book with big ideas as seen through the eyes of a young person. 1970s/80s Sri Lanka is not an easy place to live. A good book for a backstory

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