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The novel is set in Sri Lanka in the 1980s, and written in the second person.The central character, Maali Almeida, is a dead photographer who sets out to solve the mystery of his own death and is given one week ("seven moons") during which he can travel between the afterlife and the real world. [12]
History books about Sri Lanka (1 C, 6 P) N. Books about Sri Lankan natural history (4 P) Novels set in Sri Lanka (29 P) P. Books about politics of Sri Lanka (3 P)
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 court ruled that the land in dispute be revested in the state. Ivan wrote a book titled "Chaura Rajina" [11] [12] in Sinhala about Chandrika Kumaratunga and the period of her rule. The English translation of it was published under the title "The Queen of Deceit". The book created an enviable sales record in Sri Lanka.
Shyam Selvadurai (born 12 February 1965) is a Sri Lankan Canadian novelist. [1] He is most noted for his 1994 novel Funny Boy, which won the Books in Canada First Novel Award [2] and the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction. [3]
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His first novel on a happy marriage with Jayatissa and Rosalin as the main characters was a bestseller by any standard in Sri Lanka. He was also a journalist and his newspaper called the “Sinhala Jatiya” (Sinhala Nation) reinforced the message of his novels. [ 9 ]
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]