Minoli Salgado, A Little Dust on the Eyes

Tara Senanayake (University of Peradeniya)

Ed. by Birte Heidemann, Technische Universität Dresden
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.4: Sri Lankan Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Birte Heidemann (Technische Universität Dresden), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège)

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First circulation or publication 2014

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A nation ravaged by socio-political and natural catastrophes, Sri Lanka has been further destroyed by reigns of post-truth. Thus, the current political culture minimises the importance of objective facts and is governed, instead, by excessive appeals to emotion. Written during a time of fluid identities, where 'history' is being re-written daily, and spatial, temporal, discursive and communal boundaries are being destroyed and reinforced, Minoli Salgado's novel

A Little Dust on the Eyes

presents a story of war, love, memory and loss. Published in 2014 and the winner of the inaugural SI Leeds Prize,

A Little Dust on the Eyes

is the debut novel of Salgado, a writer of Sri Lankan descent, born in Kuala Lumpur but currently based in the United Kingdom.

The novel charts the saga of

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Citation: Senanayake, Tara. "A Little Dust on the Eyes". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 October 2019 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38946, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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