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Gamperaliya (The Transformation of a Village) is a novel written by Sri Lankan writer Martin Wickremasinghe [2] and first published in 1944. Wickremasinghe subsequently wrote Kaliyugaya and Yuganthaya, as a trilogy encompassing three generation of the same family and the changing society, culture and economic environment of Sri Lanka between the early and mid 20th century.
Piyadasa Sirisena was a skilled writer of both prose and verse in Sinhala and used the novel as a tool of educating the masses. [8] His objective was to raise their awareness of the lost glory of the Sinhalese people. His first novel on a happy marriage with Jayatissa and Rosalin as the main characters was a bestseller by any standard in Sri Lanka.
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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 ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... Pages in category "Novels set in Sri Lanka" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... (novel) Generation A ...
He is the only Sri Lankan writer to receive the Sri Lankan State Literary Award for the best English novel three times [1] [2] and was awarded the SAARC Literary Award in 2013. [3] Being the first Sri Lankan to release his work online and for free access, he is often seen as one of Sri Lanka's earliest and most vocal advocates for the ebook ...
Wellawatte, Sri Lanka Wellawatte Arachchige Abraham Silva , popularly known as W. A. Silva , (16 January 1890 – 3 May 1957) [ a ] was a best-selling author of Sinhalese literature. Born in Wellawatte , Colombo , [ 2 ] his career began with his first novel, Siriyalatha , written at the age of 16 after receiving a formal Sinhalese education.
Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew is a 2010 novel by Shehan Karunatilaka. Using cricket as a device to write about Sri Lankan society, the book tells the story of an alcoholic journalist's quest to track down a missing cricketer of the 1980s. The novel was critically hailed on publication, winning awards and much positive review coverage. [2]