Zillij By Ameena Hussein. (winner of State Literary award for Best Short Stories) Economics ’ assuming that the magic

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

Entrepreneurial hoteliers have mysterious scars under their collars

both domestic as well as religious

or country is safe

Zillij By Ameena Hussein. (winner of State Literary award for Best Short Stories) Economics ’ assuming that the magicZillij 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.