Return to Sri Lanka
$23.75
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2025
Summary
A blend of travel writing, memoir, history and current affairs that tells the story of Sri Lanka. A perfect read for first-time visitors, Sri Lankans abroad or at home, or anyone looking to deepen their understanding of one of the world’s most fascinating and paradoxical countries.
Razeen Sally was born to a Sri Lankan Muslim father and a Welsh mother. Just before his teens, a political conflict tore his family apart and he left Sri Lanka, barely going back for thirty years.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398544291 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1398544299 |
| Author: | Razeen Sally |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 425g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘Insightful’ * Hindu (India) *
‘Comprehensive’ * Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) *
‘Vivid’ * Telegraph (India) *
‘A modern-day vagabond walking the less travelled paths of Sri Lanka’ – Captain Elmo Jayawardena * The Island *
‘A mine of information about Sri Lanka, its people and politics from someone with considerable knowledge and expertise’ – Frank Beyer * Asian Review of Books *
‘Sally’s book is an exemplar of the best in the genre’ – Krishnan Srinivasan * The Statesman *
‘This highly readable book captures the spirit of a nation’ – Gurcharan Das, author of India Unbound
Razeen Sally
Razeen Sally is a Sri Lankan–British writer. He taught political economy and international relations at the National University of Singapore and the London School of Economics, before becoming a full-time travel writer. As a professor, he held visiting academic positions and was involved with think tanks in Europe, Asia, the USA and Africa, and was a senior policy adviser to the Sri Lankan government. He now divides his time between the family home in North Wales and travel in Asia, and continues to spend several months of the year in Sri Lanka.
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