Not Quite Paradise: An American Sojourn in Sri Lanka
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- Synopsis
- Barker, who received a Fulbright scholarship for a yearlong teaching job at the U. of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka in 2001-2002 and returned after the tsunami of 2004, relates her experiences living and teaching there, the devastation caused by the tsunami, and the subsequent relief efforts. She describes the history, landscape, flora, and fauna of the country; the people she met, who also describe the country's civil war; and what she saw after the tsunami. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807000618
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780807001257
- Publisher:
- Beacon Press, Boston
- Date of Addition:
- 04/18/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Adele Barker
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.