A novel in Sinhala by Santha Piris, published in Colombo by M. D. Gunasena & Co. The text is entirely in Sinhala, with no English translation, so it will suit readers who are comfortable reading a full-length work in the language.
The story follows a young married couple who leave their village behind and move to Colombo, meeting a run of difficulties as they go. What the book sets out to examine is the tangle of social and psychological strain that comes with that move. For the sake of their small daughter's safety and wellbeing, the parents leave her alone in the house while they take on the daily struggle of making a living in the city. The novel stays with the pain this causes them and with the mental pressure they carry without it showing on the surface.
Piris treats this as the recurring predicament of many who give up village life for the city, and the writing works through it carefully rather than dramatically. Readers who follow contemporary Sinhala fiction concerned with internal migration, family life and the cost of urban work will know the territory.
M. D. Gunasena & Co. is a long-established Colombo publisher issuing books in Sinhala and English.
- Author: Santha Piris
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- Pages: 130
- ISBN: 9789552134630
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