The Jungle and the Sea
$44.15
- Paperback
100 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2023
Summary
War makes things of people. The Jungle and the Sea is about a family who refuse to become things while they are still alive.
When violence escalates between the Sinhalese-dominated Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a Tamil mother vows to remain blindfolded until her family is together once again. Gowrie, Abi and Madhu search the jungles of northern Sri Lanka for estranged son Ahilan, while Siva and Lakshmi migrate to Australia for safety, awaitin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760628512 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1760628514 |
| Author: | S. Shakthidharan |
| Publisher: | Currency Press Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | Currency Press Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 100 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2023 |
| Dimensions: | 5mm x 137mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
Another achievement of sustained feeling and empathy, of insight into chaos, power and the human instinct for joy and survival.
The Guardian
Astonishing with the depth of emotion it elicits. A profoundly moving work.
Suzy Goes See
S. Shakthidharan
S. Shakthidharan is a writer, director, and producer of film and theatre, as well as a composer and performer of original music. He was born in Sri Lanka and raised in Sydney, Australia, where he is now based.
His adaptation of The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon premiered with Pilot Theatre on a tour of the UK in 2022. He was a winner of the Windham-Campbell Prize for literature in 2026.
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