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This companion presents a critical collection of Sinhala resistance literature from Sri Lanka. It includes translated short stories and excerpts from Sinhala novels, written during and after the civil war in the country.
List of contents
Part I: Tamil problems1. The Heart that Bears (2018)
Kathyana Amarasinghe 2. Father (excerpt) (2013)
Nissanka Wijemanne 3. Are you alright? (2011)
Jayatilaka Kammallaweera 4. Radha on the Beach (2014)
Piyal Kariyawasam Part II: Land/Environment5. The Rape of Singing Mountain (excerpt) (2018)
Tennyson Perera 6. Fire at Amazon (2019)
Eric Illiyapparachchi Part III: Sinhala Muslim tension7. The Muslim Reverend (2018)
Nissanka Wijemanne 8. The Bhikshu Ward (2019)
Eric Illiyapparachchi 9. Love (excerpt) (2016)
Nissanka Wijemanne Part IV: Women in conflict10. Come and tell your story out loud and discover a new one (2014)
Kumari Kumaragamage11. Only a Name (2014)
Kumari Kumaragamage 12. Sisters (excerpt) (2014)
Kaushalya Kumarasinghe 13. The Old House (2017)
Sunethra Rajakarunanayke Part V: Economy14. Treasure Hunters (excerpt) (2015)
Liyanage Amarakeerthi 15. The Black Hole (2012)
Keerthi Welisarage Part VI: Religion16. The Dragon Arch (2016)
Prabhath Jayasinghe 17. The King, The Pageant and the Grape Juice (excerpt) (2014)
Reverend Batuwangala Rahula 18. Sons Born of the Snake Stone (excerpt) (2011)
Reverend Batuwangala Rahula 19. Glimpses into Intrigues Past: Monks, Nobles, Children, Servants, and Tribes.
(excerpt) (2009)
Sunethra Rajakarunayake Part VII: Media and censorship20. The Only Son (2017)
Liyanage Amarakeerthi 21. Did silver bullets strike your heart, the second time around (2014)
Piyal Kariyawasam 22. The Commander of the Yakshas (excerpt) (2019)
Kaushalya Kumarasinghe Part VIII: Militarization23. Two Friends (excerpt) (2013)
Sunethra Rajakarunanayake 24. Deer-Slayer Salaman (2009)
Nissanka Wijemanne Part IX: Corruption25. Some Scenes from an Off-track Train (2013)
Prabhath Jayasinghe 26. The New Vehicle (excerpt) (2008)
Reverend Batuwangala Rahula Part X: Alienation27. The Death of the Magistrate's Wife (excerpt) (2009)
Piyal Kariyawasam 28. Five Years (2010)
Ajit Tilakasena
About the author
Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayake is a fiction writer in English and a translator. She has written three collections of short stories and one novel, winning three national literary awards - one each for her novel, a short story collection, and a translation. She has also written books on language teaching and stories for children. Her doctorate is from Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, on post-war Sri Lankan fiction in Sinhala and English. As a Fulbright scholar, she received an MA from New York University in English and American literature with a focus on creative writing. She is a senior lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
Summary
This companion presents a critical collection of Sinhala resistance literature from Sri Lanka. It includes translated short stories and excerpts from Sinhala novels, written during and after the civil war in the country.
