Just Because by Neetha Kunaratnam Deborah Alma ‘Stainer conceives the spiritual and

‘Stainer conceives the spiritual and communicates with secular simplicity… In this

Sumita Chakraborty

who in a state of apocalyptic rapture envisioned a new world culture

interrogating the myth

The book is haunted by the ghost of the author’s father

Just Because by Neetha Kunaratnam Deborah Alma ‘Stainer conceives the spiritual andNeetha Kunaratnams debut collection interrogates violence by examining the societal structures that underpin war and the cultural narratives that justify them. Just Because reflects on the slaughter of civilians in far away places, and acts of unkindness closer to home. Its a book that investigates the shared masculinity of Popeye, Spartacus, paintballers and urban teenagers. But Kunaratnam also celebrates fatherhood, and delights in finding the