A novel for young adult readers, written in Sinhala and published by M. D. Gunasena & Co. of Colombo. The whole text is in Sinhala script; there is no English translation within it, so it will suit readers who read the language, students working on it, or families keeping Sinhala reading in the house abroad. The title translates roughly as Be a good man, son.
Its concern is the tension between getting on in life and holding on to one's values — the idea that success and decency are not meant to be traded against one another. That argument is put to an audience still forming its own view of what a worthwhile life looks like, which is the readership the book is written for.
Lal Premanath De Mel is a Sinhala author whose writing has been recognised with a state literary award. M. D. Gunasena is a long-established Colombo publishing house issuing books in Sinhala and English, with a steady list of school and young-reader titles.
- Author: Lal Premanath De Mel
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552127113
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