A Long Watch: War, Captivity and Return in Sri Lanka
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A powerful account of war, captivity and survival during Sri Lanka’s long civil conflict.
| Author Name |
Sunila Galappatti |
|---|---|
| ISBN |
9789350291771 |
| Year of Publication |
2016 |
| Pages |
248 |
| Language |
English |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins India |
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Year Of Publication: 2016
Pages :248
Language : English
Binding : Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins India
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After being rescued from the sea following a naval battle, Commodore Boyagoda became the highest-ranking prisoner held by the Tamil Tigers. During eight years of captivity, he lived in close proximity to his captors and fellow prisoners, observing the conflict and the people caught within it.
Sunila Galappatti is a Sri Lankan writer, dramaturg, theatre director and editor. She has served as Director of the Galle Literary Festival and has worked extensively in Sri Lanka's literary and cultural sphere.
A Long Watch provides an intimate account of Commodore Boyagoda's capture and eight-year imprisonment during the Sri Lankan civil war. Rather than presenting the conflict only through opposing political narratives, the book focuses on the everyday experience of captivity, the relationships between prisoners and captors, and the human consequences of prolonged war.
Through Boyagoda's observations and memories, the book explores survival, endurance, empathy and the complexity of human behaviour during conflict.
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