Nihal De Silva
The Road from Elephant Pass
The Road from Elephant Pass
ISBN: 9789558095386
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The exciting story of an Army captain who has to escort a Liberation Tigers of Tamil eelam (LTTE) female terrorist across hostile territory dangerous to both . The book won the Prestigious Gratiaen prize awarded by Michael Ondaatje for the best English published in Sri Lanka and also the State Literary Award for the best novel. The book is an official approved text for the Sri Lanka Government's English literature Grade 10 exam Author Nihal de Silva was tragically killed in a LTTE landmine explosion in the area which he described in the book.
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