America : A novel about a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee's detention center experience in New York. Kindle Edition by V.N. Giritharan

This story recounts the experience of a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee in the detention center in Brooklyn, New York. Ilango, a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee, fled Sri Lanka after the country's worst communal riots, known as Black July '83, to seek refuge in Canada. On his way, he was stranded in New York and ended up in the detention center.

This short novel vividly describes his experience there. It was first published as a serial in Thayagam, a Canadian Tamil newspaper, and later published by Sneha Publishers in Tamil Nadu, India, and Magudam Publishers in Sri Lanka.

This English translation was done by the well-known writer and translator Latha Ramakrishnan.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DP5K7RP4

An Immigrant : A Novel of a Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee's Survival in New York Kindle Edition by V.N. Giritharan

 

This novel describes a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee's survival in New York. Ilango, a Tamil refugee, fled Sri Lanka after the worst communal riots, known as Black July '83, to seek refuge in Canada. On the way, he was stranded in America. Initially, he was detained at the Brooklyn Detention Center in New York.

The writer, V. N. Giritharan, wrote a short novel, America, which described Ilango's detention ordeal. After his release from the detention center, he stayed in New York before eventually moving to Canada.

This novel portrays his struggle for survival in New York and is considered a sequel to America, his first novel.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DP5G8DTS

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