The definitive collection of A. Sivanandan's writing.
A. Sivanandan Books
Ambalavaner Sivanandan, director of the Institute of Race Relations and editor of Race & Class, offers a penetrating gaze into the complexities of race and identity. His fiction delves into the intricate connections between cultures and the past, probing the depths of human memory and its resonance in the present. Sivanandan's prose is both poetic and urgent, frequently employing rich imagery to convey the emotional and psychological weight of historical experiences. His works prompt readers to contemplate prejudice, migration, and the search for belonging in an ever-shifting world.
A collection of incisive critiques of contemporary Marxism, of post-colonial development and of the Eurocentric assessment of imperialism
When Memory Dies
- 600 pages
- 21 hours of reading
Through the viewpoints of three generations of a Sri Lankan family (taking the reader from 1920 through the 1980s), this title explores a culture destroyed first by colonization, then through the ethnic divisions that are released when the country achieves independence.