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The Cage: The fight for Sri Lanka & the Last Days of the Tamil Tigers is a book about the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War written by journalist and former United Nations official Gordon Weiss. [1] Weiss was the UN's spokesman in Sri Lanka during the final months of the civil war. [2]
The State Literary Award is a set of annual literary prizes by the Government of Sri Lanka under several categories. The awards cover fiction, poetry, translations, songs and cover designs. Works from Sinhala, Tamil and English language are reviewed. [1]
De Silva was born on 31 December 1931. [1] He was educated at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya from where he received a BA degree in history. [1] He later received a Ph.D from the University of London for his research into the social policy of missionary organisations in the mid-19th century.
Piyadasa Sirisena used the novel as a medium through which to reform society and became one of the leaders in mass communication in the early part of the 20th century. Piyadasa Sirisena is widely considered as the father of Sinhalese novel. [1] [2] Some of his novel were reprinted even in the 21st century.
Sri Lankan literature is the literary tradition of Sri Lanka. The largest part of Sri Lankan literature was written in the Sinhala language, but there is a considerable number of works in other languages used in Sri Lanka over the millennia (including Tamil, Pāli, and English). However, the languages used in ancient times were very different ...
Rajavaliya (line of kings) is an ancient chronicle of Sri Lanka. [1] It contains the history of King Vijaya to King Vimaladharmasuriya ΙΙ. It is the only chronicle which contains continuous history of Sri Lanka written in Sinhalese language.
History of Sri Lanka. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company. ISBN 978-955-551-257-2. Tinker, Hugh (1990). South Asia: A Short History. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0824812875. Yogasundaram, Nath (2008). A Comprehensive History of Sri Lanka. Vijitha Yapa Publishers. ISBN 978-955-665-002-0. Silva, K.M. de History of Sri Lanka (1982) complete text ...