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Good read for Christmas
Title: Naththal GeethayakAuthor: Senarathna WeerasinghePublisher: Prabha Publishers, VeyangodaPrice: Rs 600Senarathna Weerasinghe...
Thought-provoking book on literature
Titile: Sahithyaya Yanu Kumakda?Author: Prof. Somaratne Balasuriya and Somapala ArandaraSarasavi Publishers252 pagesSahithyaya...
Feline detective at work
Translator: Malani GovinnageSarasavi Publishers, Nugegoda102 pagesPrice: Rs 325Malani Govinnage’s Dupathe Abhirahasa is the...
Diarist turns biographer
A Moment in ReckoningAuthor: Wazir SourjahPp 113Available online at www.emars.lkand at Five Star Melamine Showroom, Colombo 3...
Chandana excels in ballpoint art
It was in the mid-20th century that ballpoint pens proved to be a versatile art medium for professional and amateur doodlers. In...
Book review:A poignant and delightful novel
‘Bala Kaley Mithuro’Author: Senaratne WeerasinghePrabha Publishers, VeyangodaPages: 204Price: Rs 450Senaratne Weerasinghe’s...
Book review: Inspirational study of literature
Vishva Sahithya Vichara RachanaAuthor: Senaratne WeerasinghePrabha Publishers, VeyangodaPages: 148Price Rs 400Senaratne...
BOOK REVIEW: Forensic medicine for everybody
Sri Lankan Tamil Literature and CultureAuthor: K.S. SivakumaranKumaran Book House, ColomboPrice: Rs 950K.S. Sivakumaran’s...
Depiction of life’s tragedy and complexity
Book: ‘Valakulu Pavva’Author:Mahawila, Chandrasisila LiyanapathiraneGodage Publishers, Colombo 10Price: Rs 600The novel is a...
Book review: Returning to the Golden Age
‘Is consuming meat agreeable to the Christian doctrine?’Author: Prof. Risiman AmarasingheS. Godage Publishers, Colombo 10Price Rs...
Book review: World history in neat sequences
Loka IthihasayaAuthor: Kalakeerthi Dr Edwin AriyadasaM.D. Gunasena Publishers,Colombo 11Pages: 445Price: Rs 1,500In writing...
Book reviews: A moving story of downtrodden people
‘Demuhun’ Author:Jayantha Mangala RajapaksaSarasavi Publishers, Nugegoda252 pagesPrice: Rs 425Jayantha Mangala Rajapaksa’s latest...
Focus on English teaching and learning
Authors: Dr Karunakaran Thirunavukkarasu, Prof. Rajendran Sankaravelayuthan and Dr N. GajeswariSarasavi Publishers, NugegodaPrice...
Invitation to enjoy eternal springs of poetry
K.S. Sivakumaran is a bilingual (English and Tamil) columnist whose contributions appear in many national newspapers. I had the...
Book review: Magnificent mystery romance
K.A.N. Perera’s ‘Aganthuka Rogiya’ is the authentic Sinhala translation of Michael Ondaatje’s Booker Prize winning novel ‘The...
Folk tales from distant lands
Rataval Ataka Janakatha Atak
Author: Piyasena WickramageSarasavi Publishers, NugegodaPrice Rs 300Folk tales usually belong to narrative prose literature found...
Book review A moving masterpiece
Aronge Lokaya Translator: Rohana WettasingheSarasavi Publishers, NugegodaPrice: Rs 575Rohana Wettasinghe’s Aronge Lokaya is...
Captivating biopic on Manikarnika
The much-hyped Hindi and Tamil versions of India’s historical and biographical film ‘Manikarnika’ is screened at the Majestic,...
Tightly controlled free-flowing narrative
HelidarawwaTranslator: Somapala ArandaraPublisher: Godage Publishers, Colombo 10Price: Rs 300 Somapala Arandara’s “...
Authoritative book on films
‘On Films Seen’Author: K.S. SivakumaranPublisher: S. Godage & BrothersPrice: Rs. 650Although there are many books on films in...
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Phenomenal work on handicrafts of Sri Lanka
Somapala Arandara’s Sri Lankave Hastha Karmantha is the authentic Sinhala translation of Prof. Jayadeva Thilakasiri’s...
Book Review: Dhairyaye Rathu Salakuna
The Red Badge of Courage – Stephen CraneTranslator: Senaratne WeerasinghePrabha Publishers, VeyangodaPrice: Rs 450Senaratne...
Reading the Bible with a new vision
The Historical and Theological Approach to the Holy BibleAuthor: Prof. Risiman AmarasinghePublisher: S. Godage and Brothers (Pvt...
A woman’s eternal love for her lover
Review:
Most readers are quite familiar with William Shakespeare’s Hamlet which has been performed more than any other play in the world...
Thought-provoking book on literature
Titile: Sahithyaya Yanu Kumakda?Author: Prof. Somaratne Balasuriya...
2020-08-15 18:30:00 0
Feline detective at work
Translator: Malani GovinnageSarasavi Publishers, Nugegoda102...
2020-07-11 18:30:00 0
Diarist turns biographer
A Moment in ReckoningAuthor: Wazir SourjahPp 113Available online at...
2020-02-22 18:30:00 0
Chandana excels in ballpoint art
It was in the mid-20th century that ballpoint pens proved to be a...
2020-01-18 18:30:00 0
Book review:A poignant and delightful novel
‘Bala Kaley Mithuro’Author: Senaratne WeerasinghePrabha Publishers,...
2019-11-02 18:30:00 0
Book review: Inspirational study of literature
Vishva Sahithya Vichara RachanaAuthor: Senaratne WeerasinghePrabha...
2019-10-19 18:30:00 0
BOOK REVIEW: Forensic medicine for everybody
Sri Lankan Tamil Literature and CultureAuthor: K.S....
2019-10-05 18:30:00 0
Depiction of life’s tragedy and complexity
Book: ‘Valakulu Pavva’Author:Mahawila, Chandrasisila ...
2019-09-28 18:30:00 0
Book review: Returning to the Golden Age
‘Is consuming meat agreeable to the Christian doctrine?’Author: Prof...
2019-09-21 18:30:00 0
Book review: World history in neat sequences
Loka IthihasayaAuthor: Kalakeerthi Dr Edwin AriyadasaM.D....
2019-09-07 18:30:00 0
Book reviews: A moving story of downtrodden people
‘Demuhun’ Author:Jayantha Mangala RajapaksaSarasavi Publishers,...
2019-08-31 18:30:00 0
Focus on English teaching and learning
Authors: Dr Karunakaran Thirunavukkarasu, Prof. Rajendran...
2019-07-20 18:30:00 0
Invitation to enjoy eternal springs of poetry
K.S. Sivakumaran is a bilingual (English and Tamil) columnist whose...
2019-06-08 18:30:00 0
Book review: Magnificent mystery romance
K.A.N. Perera’s ‘Aganthuka Rogiya’ is the authentic Sinhala...
2019-06-01 18:30:00 0
Folk tales from distant lands
Author: Piyasena WickramageSarasavi Publishers, NugegodaPrice Rs...
2019-05-11 18:30:00 0
Book review A moving masterpiece
Aronge Lokaya Translator: Rohana WettasingheSarasavi Publishers...
2019-03-02 18:30:00 0
Captivating biopic on Manikarnika
The much-hyped Hindi and Tamil versions of India’s historical and...
2019-02-02 18:30:00 0
Tightly controlled free-flowing narrative
HelidarawwaTranslator: Somapala ArandaraPublisher: Godage Publishers...
2019-01-26 18:30:00 0
Authoritative book on films
‘On Films Seen’Author: K.S. SivakumaranPublisher: S. Godage &...
2018-12-01 18:30:00 0
Phenomenal work on handicrafts of Sri Lanka
Somapala Arandara’s Sri Lankave Hastha Karmantha is the authentic...
2018-08-11 18:30:00 0
Book Review: Dhairyaye Rathu Salakuna
The Red Badge of Courage – Stephen CraneTranslator: Senaratne...
2018-06-09 18:30:00 0
Reading the Bible with a new vision
The Historical and Theological Approach to the Holy BibleAuthor: Prof...
2018-05-05 18:30:00 0
A woman’s eternal love for her lover
Most readers are quite familiar with William Shakespeare’s Hamlet...
2018-01-06 18:30:00 0

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