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Ruins – Book launch
June 29, 2016 @ 6:30 am - 8:30 pm AEST
ELTHAM bookshop, Monash Asia Institute and Hachette Publishing
Present:
RUINS is a stirring and skilfully crafted debut with sharp and masterful observations of race, class and gender in contemporary Sri Lanka. Rajith Savanadasa’s voice is part of the brave and stunning new dawn of diverse Australian fiction. The novel, set against the backdrop of the restless streets, crowded waiting rooms and glittering nightclubs of Colombo in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war, is a rich and colourful story of family and country.
Rajith Savanadasa was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Melbourne. Rajith is also the founder and primary contributor to Open City Stories, a website documenting the lives of a group of asylum seekers in Melbourne.
Dr Mridula Nath Chakraborty, Deputy Director, Monash Asia Institute, Faculty of Arts will be in conversation with Rajith.
Entry: $35.00 includes a copy of the book or a $25.00 gift voucher and oriental refreshments
Prepaid bookings are essential: 9439 8700 [email protected]
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