The Banana Tree Crisis: A Collection of Stories by Isankya Kodithuwakku

These stories map the journeys of individuals from diverse locations and lifestyles around Sri Lanka. A Sri Lankan woman and an American who works for
a foreign government agency get involved in a border dispute over whether the woman has the right to chop down a banana tree on her side while the banana tree becomes of sentimental value to the American. The police are finally called in to settle a major environmental crisis in Cinnamon Gardens.