Not quite paradise : an American sojourn in Sri Lanka /

A chronicle of life on the resplendent island, combining the immediacy of memoir with the vividness of travelogue and reportage Adele Barker and her son, Noah, settled into the central highlands of Sri Lanka for an eighteen-month sojourn, immersing themselves in the customs, cultures, and landscapes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barker, Adele Marie, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Beacon Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Barker, Adele Marie, > 1946- > Travel > Sri Lanka.
Barker, Adele Marie, > 1946-
1983-2009
Ethnic conflict > Sri Lanka.
War and society > Sri Lanka.
Tsunamis > Sri Lanka.
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004.
Teachers > Sri Lanka > Biography.
Conflits ethniques > Sri Lanka.
Guerre et société > Sri Lanka.
Indien, Tsunami de l'océan, 2004.
Enseignants > Sri Lanka > Biographies.
HISTORY.
Ethnic conflict
Ethnic relations
Teachers
Travel
Tsunamis
War and society
Sri Lanka > Description and travel.
Sri Lanka > Ethnic relations.
Sri Lanka > History > Civil War, 1983-2009.
Sri Lanka > Descriptions et voyages.
Sri Lanka > Histoire > 1983-2009 (Guerre civile)
Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Going and coming I
  • Student life
  • Housekeeping
  • Insurrections in the hills
  • Hot curry
  • Rain
  • The war next door
  • Colombo
  • Colonialist torpor
  • Life in a different key
  • Gihin Ennam
  • When the sea came to the land
  • Home
  • Up and down the mountain
  • The story of a wave
  • Early warning system
  • Arugam Bay
  • Batti
  • The road to Jaffna
  • In jaffna
  • Reading the classics
  • Leaving Jaffna
  • Going and coming II.

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