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Carapace
Romesh Gunesekera

Bárbara Santos nº3 e Filipa Teixeira

nº9
Dr.ª Cândida Grijó
Língua Estrangeira I - Inglês Escola
11º ano 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, in Monkfish Moon, relished in 1992

 Awarded with several prizes

 Latest 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 marriages

 Drop the built and leave it all behind

 Wrong Choices

 Hidden Relationships
Characters
 “She”
 Vijay
 Anura Perera
 Amma
 AuntieManel
 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