Sri Lankan readers suffer from island mindset, says author
June 16th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Islands breed their own kind of somnolence. People would rather stand at their gates watching life pass by than read a book, says contemporary Sri ... Read more...
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SA author boycotts Sri Lankan book festival over human rights issues
January 28th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Jan 28 (ANI): Internationally acclaimed South African author Damon Galgut has boycotted a book festival in Sri Lanka because of concerns over that country's human rights record.Galgut withdrew his name from ... Read more...
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