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406:(1944) is widely held as the first Sinhalese novel with a serious intent that compares, in content and technique, with the great novels of modern world literature. The novel depicts the crumbling of traditional village life under the pressure of modernisation. The story of a successful family in a Southern village is used to portray the gradual replacement of traditional economic and social structure of the village by commercial city influence.
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277:) (29 May 1890 – 23 July 1976) was a Sri Lankan journalist and author. His books have been translated into several different languages. Martin Wickramasinghe is often acclaimed as the father of modern
397:(1946) in which he evaluated the traditional literally heritage according to set rules of critical criteria formed by synthesising the best in Indian and western traditions of literary criticism.
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from 1995 to 1999. Wickramasinghe built himself a house
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Colombo owned by Carolis Silva in 1906. Following year he left the shop to join a commissions agency run by John Silva. In 1910, his mother dies. Following the
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Bhavakarma Vikashaya (An Unorthodox Interpretation of Buddhist Philosophy)
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Sinhala Natakaya Ha Sanda Kinduruwa (Sanda Kinduru and Sinhala Drama)
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A comprehensive list of publications of Martin Wikramasinghe,
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