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What has a novel got to do with the price of turkey in Sri Lanka?
For Sri Lankan born author Romesh Gunesekera, thorough research is essential - a lesson he learnt with his debut novel ‘Reef’. In particular, knowing the price of turkey in Colombo nearly 50 years ago.
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