Mahagama Sekara is a name that needs little introduction to Sinhala readers. A poet, lyricist, novelist and painter, he wrote words for some of the most enduring songs in Sinhala, and his verse remains part of how the language is taught and read. This book, by Ranjith Amarakirthi Palihapitiya, takes its title from the idea of Sekara's nopala geetha — songs that had not been published.
The book is written entirely in Sinhala, in Sinhala script, with no English text or parallel translation. Reading knowledge of the language is essential; buyers ordering from outside Sri Lanka should be clear on that before adding it to a basket.
It comes from Godage International Publishers, an established Colombo house that publishes across Sinhala literature, criticism and general non-fiction.
Of interest chiefly to Sinhala readers who follow Sekara's work, to those who care about the lyric tradition in Sinhala song, and to students and teachers of Sinhala literature. Copies of this kind of title are difficult to find outside Sri Lanka, which makes it worth ordering for readers abroad.
- Author: Ranjith Amarakirthi Palihapitiya
- Publisher: Godage International Publishers
- Language: Sinhala
- Pages: 151
- ISBN: 9789552046308
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