A compilation of Sri Lankan literature

Hello everyone! How have you all been? Its February 2017 guys! Where have the days gone eh? And I'm back with yet another listicle, this time with a special reason too. Today, the 4th of February is the day my country Sri Lanka formerly known as Ceylon, gained its independence from the British after centuries of...

Review: Saree by Su Dharmapala

The key phrase to this book is ‘fatefully yet surprisingly interwoven lives’. The extracting of silk and human elements and artfully weaving them into intricate patterns. The title in fact, is gleefully fitting. When I saw it on the book shelf at my local book store, I just knew and my expectations rose immediately, but...

Madol Doova – Martin Wickramasinghe | Review

  Synopsis Madol Doova translated as Mangrove Island, written and set in rural Sri Lanka, is a sequence of escapades of a young boy, Upali, accompanied with his friend Jinna.   Upali’s mother passes away, and his mischievous antics prove unbearable to his father and step mother. He is sent away to board at his...