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Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka
By Gimlette, John
- ISBN
- 9780385351270 9780385351287
- Publisher
- Knopf.
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Reviewed on January 1, 2016 | Social Sciences
Award-winning British travel writer and lawyer Gimlette (Wild Coast; Panther Soup) explores all the regions of the island nation of Sri Lanka, moving between the present and the past (Sri Lanka was consecutively colonized by the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British from the 16th century on). The narrative is peppered with history, legends, descriptions of scenery, and encounters with Sri Lank...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
