Zillij By Ameena Hussein. (winner of State Literary award for Best Short Stories) Economics both domestic as well as

both domestic as well as religious

’ assuming that the magic word ‘Oxford’ will open any door

or country is safe

Birds of Sri Lanka Gehan de Silva Wijeyaratne

The book follows the fortunes of the family company as it bore many a sling and arrow with the zeal of a true pioneer

Zillij By Ameena Hussein. (winner of State Literary award for Best Short Stories) Economics both domestic as well asZillij is a collection of short stories addressing and revolving around the question of identity, within as essentially Sri Lankan context. While most of this volume reflects aspects of Sri Lankas ethnic and socio economic struggles. These stories are not merely about Sri Lanka. Ameena Hussein writes of love, death, fantasy, identity crises, changing worlds and freedom, creatively using language to shape raw life into evocative fiction.