Sri Lankan government blocks release of Tamil writer’s books

facebook icon In a blatant act of censorship in late March, Sri Lankan Customs authorities have seized books by Tamil writer Pradeepan Deepachelvan, who teaches Advanced Level students at Murugaananda College in Killinochchi in the war-ravaged northern province of the country. The targeted works included three novels titled Naduhal (Memorial Stone), Bayangaravadi (The Terrorist) and Cyanide, along with a collection…

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