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2. P. B. Jayasekara - Wikipedia

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   P .B. Jayasekara ( Sinhala: පි.බි.ජයසේකර ), also known as Premathilaka Jayasekara, is a Sri Lankan short story writer and translator. His short story, kotiya ( Sinhala: කොටියා) was awarded the first place at the Ravaya ( Sinhala: රාවය) literary festivals in 1993 and Daruduka ( Sinhala: දරුදුක ...

3. Martin Wickramasinghe - Wikipedia

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   Lama Hewage Don Martin Wickramasinghe, MBE (commonly known as Martin Wickramasinghe) ( Sinhala: මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහ) (29 May 1890 – 23 July 1976) was a Sri Lankan journalist and author. His books have been translated into several different languages. [1] Martin Wickramasinghe is often acclaimed as the ...

4. Sinhala idioms and proverbs - Wikipedia

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   Giya loola maha ekaa lu (ගිය ලූලා මහා එකා ලු) The eel that escaped your hands is the biggest one. Describes the loss of a big opportunity. Gahata poththa wagei (ගහට පොත්ත වගෙයි ) As close to each other as the bark is to the tree trunk. Describes really close friends/people.

5. Makara (short story) - Wikipedia

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   Makara (Sinhala: මකරා) is a short story written in Sinhala by Sri Lankan writer Anandasiri Kalapugama. In 1975, this short story won the first prize of island-wide Novice Short Story Writing Competition conducted by Sri Lanka Board of Cultural Affairs under the Department of Cultural Affairs in the Government of Sri Lanka.

6. Madol Doova - Wikipedia

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   Madol Doova ( Sinhala: මඩොල් දූව is a children's novel and coming-of-age story written by Sri Lankan writer Martin Wickramasinghe and first published in 1947. The book recounts the misadventures of Upali Giniwella and his friends on the Southern coast of Sri Lanka during the 1890s. It later describes the efforts of Upali and his ...

7. Guththila Kawya - Wikipedia

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   Sri Lanka. Guththila Kawya ( Sinhala: ගුත්තිල කාව්‍ය, Anglicized: Guttila Kāvya) is a book of poetry written in the period of the Kingdom of Kotte (1412-1597) by Weththewe Thero. [1] The book is based on a story of previous soul of Gautama Buddha mentioned on Guththila Jataka in Jataka tales of Gautama Buddha.

8. Ape Gama - Wikipedia

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   Apē Gama ( Sinhala :අපේ ගම, Tamil :எங்கள் கிராமம்) (lit. Our Village) [1] is a semi-autobiographical book by Sri Lankan author Martin Wickramasinghe detailing the narrator's experiences as a child in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. Initially published in 1940, [1] it was translated into English in 1968 as Lay ...

9. Viragaya - Wikipedia

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   Viragaya ( Devoid of Passions) is a 1956 novel written by Martin Wickremasinghe. The novel is considered an outstanding work in modern Sinhalese fiction due to the significance of its theme and the sophistication of its technique. [1] The story is based on a virtuous character called Aravinda, a Sinhalese youth raised in a traditional Buddhist ...