![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It also explains the social and family relationships while revealing the real nature of them. Based on a rural family of Isa, this novel expresses the Sri Lankan culture and the society dramatically. Jayathilaka is the other novel that you should definitely read. Gamperaliya the first chapter of his trilogy, is one of the best explanation given by an author about the socio- political transition happened in Sri Lanka as a result of colonization and its aftermaths.Ĭharitha Thunak (Three Characters) by K. Viragaya contains an abstract value as it explains the abstractness of a human mind and its behavior with reference to a local context. There are two major novels that these scholars have been selected as the all time novels Viragaya and Gamperaliya. In between Gamperaliya and Meena, this novel is said to be the most important book as it has both fiction and novel characteristics.Īs we discussed in the previous post, Martin Wickramasinghe is also in this list. Jayatissa saha Rosalin published in 1904, is the first novel of Piyadasa Sirisena. If you are interested in Sri Lankan novels you should read Meena as the first ever Sri Lankan novel and as the transitional point of the Sinhalese literature. This particular novel led the storytelling society to a stage of abstract literature reference. Based on the life of a young girl Meena, whose mother was a typical Sinhalese woman, married to a foreign soldier is the subject of the novel. Simon De Silva invented a new literature pathway to the local literature arena. Meena, the first ever novel of Sri Lanka written by A. When this influence occurred, a tendency for a newly formed literature was appeared among the local writers. This resulted novel, short story, free verse and fiction to the Sinhalese literature. When the western cultures influenced in Sri Lankan context in various aspect the literature was also considered. Yet the history of the Sri Lankan literature carries several examples for literature works such as Amawathura, Buthsarana, saddarmarathnawaliya, etc., they have not recognized as either novels or fictions. Sinhalese novel is one of the major literature genre appeared in Sri Lanka. Wilaasiniyakage Premaya by Ediriweera Sarathcandra Sansaaranyaye Dadayakkaraya by Simon Nawagattegama Jayatissa and Rosalin by Piayadasa Sirisena But some books were favored by many of them, and they identified these books as pillars of Singhalese novel. ![]() When interviewed these scholars each one had their favorite authors. The main rationale in selecting was how far they can demonstrate and represent the aspects of Sri Lankan society and culture. We have selected these books based on a recent research done among some outstanding scholars that pioneered in literature and literature criticism. Therefore in this article we suggest you some of the novels which are believed to be the all time best books in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan literature is also as rich as the other literatures such as Russian, American or African, etc. Therefore reading good literature is a way of obtaining holistic experiences. When reading these you can overview the ideology and the social phenomena behind them. Lawrence, Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky are some of such books in world literature of all time. ‘The mother’ by Maxim Gorky, ‘The Cherry Orchard’ by Anton Chekov, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, The Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. When it comes to literature there are books that you should never miss. Do you love reading Sri Lankan novels? Then for your inspiration, studentlanka contributor, Achinthya Bandara researched and selected all time best books ever written by Sri Lankan Authors. ![]()
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