Savanadasa joins other important contemporary Australian- Sri Lankan novelists - Yasmine Gooneratne, an intelligent, engaging novel.» Dark Matter Zine « Ruins is a character-driven exploration of Sri Lanka as a society. «For a debut writer there is a great deal of assurance in his ability to create nuanced characters and layers of meaning.» Brona's Books inĮnriching the globalised phenomenon that is Australian literature.» Savanadasa joins other important contemporary Australian-Sri Lankan novelists. Only through the eyes of others can we begin to see a place.' Inga Simpson,Īuthor of the critically acclaimed WHERE THE TREES WERE 'A rich and colourful story of family andĬountry, its complexity revealed in layers. 'an intelligent, engaging novel' DARK MATTER ZINE Its ambitious structure, its vibrant setting, and the depth and complexity of the Sri Lankan family at the centre of the story.' 'RUINS stands out from other Australian debuts for Phenomenon that is Australian literature.' THE SATURDAY PAPER 'An outstanding debut novel' WEST AUSTRALIAN distinct and convincing, RUINS heralds the arrival of a gifted new talent in Australian fiction.' BOOKS+PUBLISHING ' writing recalls Christos Tsiolkas' recent work Success as The Kite Runner.' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD This book could well achieve the same kind of The attention of the reader with rare confidence and doesn't let it go. 'A highly accomplished and well-oiled book. Needs big money so he can leave them all behind. In the restless streets, crowded waiting rooms and glittering nightclubs of Colombo, five family membersįind their bonds stretched to breaking point in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war.
Maxine Beneba Clarke, award-winning author of FOREIGN SOILĪ country picking up the pieces, a family among the Omar Musa, Alice Pung and Michael Mohammed Ahmad to usher in the brave and stunning new dawn of diverse Australian fiction.' With his sharp and masterful observations of race, class and gender in the "new" Sri Lanka, Savanadasa takes his seat beside 'RUINS is a stirring and skilfully crafted debut, and Savanadasa's characters are so vividly drawn they feel like family.
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