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The Sri Lankan Profession
A Novel by Riza Jaufer
The Sri Lankan Profession
explores themes of identity, ambition, and societal expectations, with a
particular focus on the personal and professional struggles of its
characters. It is one of the first English-language novels, as I believe, to offer a
unique perspective on the lives of Sri Lankan Muslims, examining the
challenges of balancing personal ambition with societal pressures. The first few chapters of the novel were written by me in Tamil and published in Thoorikai magazine between 2016 and 2017. However, I later rewrote the novel in English during covid lockdown, continuing the story in a new language. The
novel was fully published on this blog, offering readers an early
opportunity to engage with the story. However, circumstances have yet to
provide an opportunity to make it available in print. I have indexed down all chapters of the novel.
Chapter 01 : What brought you here, son?
Chapter 02 : Welcome
Chapter 03 : The firewood stove
Chapter 04 : My Student
Chapter 05 : Minhaj's house
Chapter 06 : What happened to the principal?
Chapter 07 : The intruding entry
Chapter 08 : On the terrace
Chapter 09 : the son and the daughter
Chapter 10 : The graveyard
Chapter 11 : You couldn't guess who I am, right?
Chapter 12 : What could she possibly be doing right now?
Chapter 13 : Your brother doesn't deserve her
Chapter 14 : We are late, Minhaj
Chapter 15 : Cool water for my thirsty heart
Chapter 16 : You will pay for this
Chapter 17 : The business trip
Chapter 18 : The age difference
Chapter 19 : Can I lead the funeral prayer?
Chapter 20 : The solar system turned upside down
Chapter 21 : The darkness of guilt
Chapter 22(01): A lonely path
Chapter 22 (02) : Lion, not a Lamb
Chapter 22 (03) : A Grave Mistake
Chapter 23 (01) : The Disappearance
Chapter 23 (02) : The cousin brother and the elder brother
Chapter 23 (03) : The Arrests
Chapter 24 (01) : The Toy Flood
Chapter 24 (02) : The approaching evil
Chapter 25 : The collective forgetfulness
Chapter 26 : Demise and downfall
Chapter 27 : The hope of a winter sun
Chapter 28 : Before I close my eyes
Chapter 29 : Another sunset
((The novel completed by the grace of Allah, on 26th, December, 2023))
Download complete novel in the PDF format (Not yet available )
** This is just a work of fiction. Characters, events and the places in this story are mere products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to real-world events or people, living or dead, is merely coincidental. Please note that this is the first draft of the novel and the author does occasional editing and updating.
** Marudur and Vijayapura are fictional places.
** Marudur-First is a fictional organisation.
