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The story of an LTTE child soldier
Playful yet disturbing, Gorilla plunges us into the village of Kunjan Fields, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Here, amusing local thug Gorilla runs wild and poor Rocky Raj, his son, tries to distance himself from his father's antics. When the Tamil Eelam Movement comes to town, he becomes a child soldier. Soon, however, he is thrown out by the Movement for not following orders - then recaptured and tortured. What will be this soldier's fate?
Filled with characters as strange and violent as they are unforgettable - young girls with bombs concealed in their bosoms, delinquent boys, illicit liquor sellers, wily police inspectors,murderers, prostitutes, farmers, innocents - Gorilla is the English language debut of a remarkable talent.
Shobhasakthi is a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee and a former LTTE child soldier. He has written another novel, a collection of short stories, three plays, and most recently a collection of non fiction pieces. Currently he lives in France, where he works as a dishwasher at fast food places from time to time.
Playful yet disturbing, Gorilla plunges us into the village of Kunjan Fields, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Here, amusing local thug Gorilla runs wild and poor Rocky Raj, his son, tries to distance himself from his father's antics. When the Tamil Eelam Movement comes to town, he becomes a child soldier. Soon, however, he is thrown out by the Movement for not following orders - then recaptured and tortured. What will be this soldier's fate?
Filled with characters as strange and violent as they are unforgettable - young girls with bombs concealed in their bosoms, delinquent boys, illicit liquor sellers, wily police inspectors,murderers, prostitutes, farmers, innocents - Gorilla is the English language debut of a remarkable talent.
Shobhasakthi is a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee and a former LTTE child soldier. He has written another novel, a collection of short stories, three plays, and most recently a collection of non fiction pieces. Currently he lives in France, where he works as a dishwasher at fast food places from time to time.