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Anil's Ghost

Anil's Ghost


by Michael Ondaatje

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Ondaatje's novel follows the exploits of a forensic anthropologist, born in Sri Lanka but educated in America, who returns to her homeland to help uncover the truth behind a series of organized murders. (SRL10, $15.95)

Blooming in the Desert, Favorite Teachings of the Wildflower Monk Taungpulu Sayadaw


by Anne Teich | Andrew Harvey

  • RELIGION
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 90 PAGES

A collection of the straightforward teachings of the venerable Burmese monk Taungpulu Sayadaw, as recorded by Anne Teich (who also provides an overview of Buddhist practices and history). (BMA35, $11.95)

Buddhism, A Concise Introduction


by Huston Smith | Philip Novak

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A brief yet illuminating overview, discussing Theravada and other South Asian traditions in the first half and then Western traditions in the second. (ASA41, $12.99)

Buddhist Art and Architecture

Buddhist Art and Architecture


by Robert Fisher

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A wide-ranging, illustrated survey of Buddhist art, architecture and iconography in the excellent World of Art series. It includes examples from throughout Asia. (ASA30, $19.95)

The Holder of the World

The Holder of the World


by Bharati Mukherjee

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A daring novel of ideas, travel and history. Mukherjee interweaves the story of a modern American researcher with the travels of her 17th-century ancestor who roamed through Mughal India. (IDA190, $15.00)

Lonely Planet Sri Lanka


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 332 PAGES

This comprehensive practical guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style includes local and regional color maps, a section of photographs, and chapters on history, culture and attractions. (SRL21, $22.99)

South Asia

South Asia


by Sumit Ganguly

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A scholarly history of modern South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. (IDA308, $21.00)

Sri Lanka in the Modern Age


by Nira Wickramasignhe

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 360 PAGES

A history of the people of Sri Lanka, rather than a history of the nation state, by an innovative Sri Lankan professor. (SRL25, $44.00)

Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue: Scenes from the Non-Christian World

Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue: Scenes from the Non-Christian World


by Paul Bowles | Edmund White

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

Bowles' classic collection of essays about place, originally published in the 1950s, including his travels to Morocco, Istanbul, South America and Sri Lanka. (MRC60, $13.99)

A Village in the Jungle

A Village in the Jungle


by Leonard Woolf

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A classic novel of colonial Ceylon by the Bloomsbury member and husband of Virginia Woolf, originally published in 1913. (SRL16, $33.95)

Footprint Sri Lanka Handbook

Footprint Sri Lanka Handbook


by Edward Aves

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 417 PAGES

A practical guide by the respected British publisher of the South American Handbook, this completely revised handbook is an excellent introduction to the geography, culture and history of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. (SRL06, $21.95)

When Memory Dies


by Ambalavaner Sivanandan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 411 PAGES

This powerful novel follows a Sri Lankan family over three generations in the 20th century. (SRL28, $17.95)

A Woman's Asia

A Woman's Asia


by Marybeth Bond

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller. (ASA49, $17.95)

Story-Wallah, Short Fiction from South Asian Writers

Story-Wallah, Short Fiction from South Asian Writers


by Shyam Selvadurai

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

This fine anthology samples short fiction from South Asian authors like Salman Rushdie, Michael Ondaatje and Jhumpa Lahiri. The settings range from Australia to colonial Trinidad and Sri Lanka. (ASA43, $14.00)

The Fountains of Paradise


by Arthur C. Clarke

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER

This space odyssey, a classic set at the Sigiriya monastery, involves an elevator all the way to space (an idea on which Clarke gave a speech to aerospace researchers at Los Alamos in 2003). (SRL14, $19.99)

Monkfish Moon

Monkfish Moon


by Romesh Gunesekera

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 140 PAGES

In these stories Gunesekera sketches myriad characters, all of whom wonder "what's happened?" as they deal with the reality of a nation embroiled in Tamil-Sinhala strife. (SRL03, $16.95)

 

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