Funny Boy gave me an opportunity to explore a culture I know nothing about. The story is set in Sri Lanka during the late 70’s and early 80’s when the Tamil-Sinhalese conflicts exploded into full-blown bloody civil war (1983-2009). In reading the novel, once again I realized that I know little about most of the
Category: Winter Reading 2022
Finding a few minutes waiting at high school pick up I opened the Winter 2021 edition of The Paris Review to find this familiar name — reminding me of Teri especially. I’ll post more after a more proper review.
Continuing reading on the radio- here’s Part 4 that aired yesterday: https://kdrt.org/audio/part-4-moon-down-john-steinbeck
