July2011Recommenda1ons:FairTradeShopping,Books&Films

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Books

Fic1onAnil'sGhost,byMichaelOndaatjeWhileheisgenerallyconsideredaCanadianwriter,BookerPrize­winnerOndaatjewasborninSriLanka,andhehaschosentosethispowerfulandresonantnovelinthatcountryduringitsgruesomecivilwarinthemid­1980s.Moreeffectivethanadocumentary,Ondaatje'snovelsatis>iesoneofthemostexaltedpurposesof>iction:toilluminatethehumanconditionthroughpityandterror.Itmaywellbethecapstoneofhiscareer.­‐PublishersWeekly

TheHamiltonCase,byMichelledeKretserDeKretser'saccomplishedsecondnovel,setintheauthor'snativeSriLankaintheyearsbeforeitsindependencein1948,isasmuchahauntingcharacterstudyasitisanelusivemurdermysteryandadeepexplorationofcolonialism.DeKretser's>ine,brooding,mischievousstyleissuretocaptivatefansofseriousliterary>iction.‐‐PublishersWeekly

MonkfishMoon:ShortStoriesbyRomeshGunesekeraMonkKishMoonincludesninestoriessetinSriLanka.ThecollectionwasnamedaNewYorkTimesNotableBookoftheYear.“Gunesekera'ssubtlyeroticproseanimatesSriLanka'snaturalluxuriance,veinedwithmenace.”‐‐VoiceLiterarySupplement

JulybyKarenRobertsAnengaging,insightfulstorythattellsoftwoneighbors–oneSinhalese,oneTamil–growinguptogether.TheauthorisanativeofSriLankawho

nowlivesinCalifornia.‐‐LonelyPlanet

TheVillageintheJunglebyLeonardWoolfThisclassicnovelofcolonialCeylon(SriLanka),was>irstpublishedin1913andiswrittenbyaprominentmemberoftheBloomsburygroup,husbandofVirginiaWoolf.ItreadsasifThomasHardyhadbeenbornamongtheheat,scent,sensualityandpungentmysteryofthetropics.TranslatedintobothTamilandSinhalese,itisoneofthebest­lovedandbest­knownstoriesinSriLanka.­­Thepublisher.

NonFic1onRunningintheFamilybyMichaelOndaatjeThismemoirrecountstheauthor’sreturntoSriLankainthe1970sandcapturesmanyofthelittleodditiesthatmakeuplifeinSriLanka.‐‐LonelyPlanet

AYearinGreenTeaandTuk‐TuksbyRorySpowersPublishedin2007,thiscolorfulreadrecountswhathappenswhenaBBC

journalistmoveshisfamilytoSriLankatotransformateaestateintoanorganicfarm.­­LonelyPlanet

Picklehead:FromCeylontoSuburbia:AMemoirofFood,FamilyandFindingYourselfbyRohanCandappaThesonofaSriLankanfatherandBurmesemother,theauthorgrewupinLondonwhereeverydayhismotherwouldpreparedeliciousmeals,andtheirhomebecameafocusforfamilygatherings.Pickleheadisamouthwateringmemoirofthattime.‐‐Thepublisher.

TheSriLankaReader:History,Culture,PoliHcs,JohnCliffordHolt,EditorThiswide­ranginganthologycoverstheaboriginalVeddhas,theearliestknowninhabitantsoftheisland;theKingsofKandy,SriLanka’slastindigenousdynasty;twenty­>irst­centurywomenwholeavetheislandtoworkashousemaidsintheMiddleEast;thefortythousandSriLankanskilledbythetsunamiinDecember2004;and,throughcutting­edgejournalismandheart­wrenchingpoetry,theprotractedviolencethathasscarredthecountry’scontemporarypoliticalhistory.Alongwith>ifty­fourimagesofpaintings,sculptures,andarchitecture,TheSriLankaReaderincludesmorethanninetyclassicandcontemporarytextswrittenbySriLankansandforeigners.‐‐DukeUniversityPress.

Films&Videos

WekandeWalauwa(MansionbytheLake)This2002awardwinningSinhaleselanguageKilmdirectedbyLesterJamesPeriesfollowsthelivesofwealthypeopleinSriLanka.Accordingtothedirector,thestorywasinspiredbyAntonChekhov'splayTheCherryOrchardandadaptedtoaSriLankanfamilycontext.MansionbytheLakewastheKirstmovietobesubmittedfromSriLankafortheBestForeignLanguageKilmawardattheAcademyAwards.

SulangaEnuPinisa(TheForsakenLand)“Astark,lyricalandaffectingportraitofwar'saftermathasseenfromtheedgesoftheoldconKlict.”--ChicagoTribune

SooriyaArana(FireFighters)Madein2004,thisKilmwasdirectedbySomaratneDissanayake.Thewinnerof10PresidentialFilmAwards,itwasalsoSriLanka'shighest‐grossinglocalreleaseofalltime.TheKilmisaboutasecretfriendshipbetweenthetwoboys‐‐oneayoungBuddhistmonk‐thatturnsintoastrongbond,challengingtheadults.

SamanalaThatu(BuOerflyWings)ThestoryofaSriLankanstreetfamilythatmakesalivingbysinginganddancingonthestreet.

WhenMotherComesHomeforChristmasThisdocumentary,directedbyNilitaVachani,aKilmmakerandwriterfromIndialivinginNewYork,tellsthestoryofaSriLankanwomanwhoworksinGreecetosupportherfamilyinSriLanka.

BecomingFamily:AnInspiringTrueStorySixmonthsafteratsunamihitSouthAsiaonDecember26,2004,Muslim‐AmericanandSriLankanbornDr.M.RahmiMowjoodledateamofAmericandoctorsandmedicalstudentsonarelieftriptoSriLanka.Whilementoringmedicalstudentsandaidinginjuredvillagers,Dr.MowjoodalsoKindsawaytoasksomeonetobecomeamemberofhisownfamily.ShotonlocationinthesouthernvillagesofSriLanka,theKilmfeaturesoriginalmusicbyDonBodinandwonthe2007TopApplauseAwardattheInternationalFamilyFilmFestival.