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Carapace Romesh Gunesekera

Bárbara Santos nº3 e Filipa Teixeira nº9 Dr.ª Cândida Grijó Língua Estrangeira I - Inglês 11º ano

Escola Secundária/3 de Oliveira do Douro

Romesh Gunesekera  1954

– was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka

 1971

– moved to England

 Living

in London

 Travels

widely

Romesh Gunesekera  Carapace,  Awarded  Latest

in Monkfish Moon, relished in 1992

with several prizes

book published dates from 2006

Romesh Gunesekera

Background  1948

– Independence of Sri Lanka

 Ethnical

and Political tensions

 Convenience

relationships between Australia and Sri Lanka

Discussion Points  Convenience  Drop

marriages

the built and leave it all behind

 Wrong  Hidden

Choices Relationships

Characters  “She”  Vijay  Anura

Perera

 Amma  Auntie

Manel  Lakshmi

Plot

New Vocabulary  Prawns  Saree  Roti  Patties  Bougainvillaea  Jade

Language & Style  Specific

cultural concepts

 Specific

way to present the speech

 There’s

no reference to the name of the main character

Questions  What

do you think is the relationship of the title with the content of the story?

 What

do you think about the hidden relationships?

 Do

you allow to be your parents to choose the person with whom you should marry?

Webgraphy

 http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=a  http://tracearchive.ntu.ac.uk/writers/gunesekera/

 http://www.funchal500anos.com/04_detalhe.asp?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romesh_Gunesekera