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His sacred army : novel / Devakanthan ; translated from Tamil by Nedra Rodrigo.

by Tēvakāntan, 1947-

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Mawenzi House, 2021.

Women -- Sri Lanka -- Social conditions -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.

Sri Lanka -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2009 -- Fiction.

Nayinativu (Sri Lanka) -- Fiction.

Tēvakāntan, 1947- Prison of dreams ; 1.

9781774150382 (trade pbk.)

254 p. ; 21 cm.

Originally published in Tamil as book one of a five book series under title: Kanavuc cirai.

Translated from Tamil.

"His Sacred Army is the first volume of a quintet of novels, Prison of Dreams, which tells the story of the growth of the armed struggle in Sri Lanka in the eighties. Through the experiences of its characters, who desire simply to go about their ordinary lives, the quintet depicts the suffering and separations caused by the political exploitation of ethnic differences leading to a full-fledged civil war. His Sacred Army centres around the life of a young woman, Rajalakshmi, and the small island community of Nainativu to which she belongs. Nainativu is situated off the coast of Sri Lanka and is a site rich in folklore and religious significance. Rajalakshmi's simple dreams of employment to support her struggling family and marriage to her childhood friend Suthan are threatened by malicious gossip in the village and civil conflict in the nation. Her beloved Suthan faces the dilemma of whether to follow his father's political path of constitutional reform or to join the growing separatist movement. The original quintet in Tamil, Kanavu Sirai, was published as one book. The English translation is being published in 5 volumes, His Sacred Army is the first book of the 5."--Provided by publisher.

Tamil fiction -- Translations into English.

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