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Part II 'Community Stories' comprises autobiographical narratives from people who have migrated from Sri Lanka to Australia. The narratives are arranged by State of residence in Australia. Most offer reflections on the experience of migration and the challenges of making a new life in Australia. Some poems and contributions from those who have published elsewhere have been indexed separately.
Part III 'Creative Writing and Autobiography' has been indexed fully.
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Includes bibliographic references.
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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Colombo,
c
Sri Lanka,c
South Asia,
South and East Asia,
Asia,:Government Printer (Sri Lanka)
, 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- My Passport to Fame..., single work autobiography (p. 12-15)
- Reminiscingi"An emerald glitters in the Indian Ocean,", single work poetry (p. 103)
- What Was the Power That Guided...?, single work autobiography (p. 135-138)
- On Climbing the Rock Sigiriyai"We climbed in the dim dawn", single work poetry (p. 138)
- One Way of Looking at Thingsi"The red dust hangs like a veil across the vision of my mind.", single work poetry (p. 139-140)
- Some Memories of Childhoodi"The house stood in the middle of the compound,", single work poetry (p. 168-169)
- Dreamsi"In dreams I still go back to Heneratgoda", single work poetry (p. 169-170)
- The Girl at the Bus-Stopi"She does not smile", single work poetry (p. 192)
- Consciencei"In the solitary stillness of night", single work poetry (p. 192)
- Immigration Dreams, Foundations and Formations, single work autobiography (p. 209-210)
- Untitled (from Tamil Tigress), extract novel (p. 259-264)
- The Third Day of the Test, single work prose (p. 265-268)
- The Bird of Paradise, single work short story (p. 269-275)
- Made in England, single work short story (p. 276-283)
- A Migrant Dreams, single work short story (p. 283-284)
- Untitled (from The Reluctant Emigrant), extract autobiography (p. 284-285)
- Untitled (from Jungle Lure), extract autobiography (p. 286-290)
- Alien, single work short story (p. 291-294)
- Untitled (from An Australian Son), extract autobiography (p. 295-298)
- Of Jasmines and Jumboos, extract autobiography (p. 299-301)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Celebrating Interaction
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: CRNLE Journal 2000; (p. 155-157)
— Review of Celebrations : Fifty Years of Sri-Lanka-Australia Interactions 1999 anthology poetry autobiography short story
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Celebrating Interaction
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: CRNLE Journal 2000; (p. 155-157)
— Review of Celebrations : Fifty Years of Sri-Lanka-Australia Interactions 1999 anthology poetry autobiography short story
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