A historical novel in Sinhala, built around the life of King Pandukabhaya. The book is written entirely in Sinhala, with no English text, so it will suit readers who are comfortable reading the language — buyers outside Sri Lanka should be clear on that before ordering.
Pandukabhaya is one of the early rulers remembered in the Sinhala chronicle tradition, and his story — part dynastic struggle, part founding legend — has long been retold in Sri Lankan writing. Here Lal Premanath De Mel takes that figure as the basis for a work of fiction rather than a work of history, shaping the king's life into a narrative told in the Sinhala novel form.
It is published by M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd, the Colombo house that has long published school texts and general Sinhala-language titles.
The book will interest readers of Sinhala historical fiction, Sri Lankans abroad who want reading in the language for themselves or for their children, and anyone building a collection of Sinhala novels drawn from the island's early royal history.
- Author: Lal Premanath De Mel
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552128912
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