A novel in English by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena, published in Colombo by M. D. Gunasena & Co. It was awarded the Gratiaen Prize, the prize given for creative writing in English by Sri Lankan writers.
The book was subsequently translated into Sinhala and published under the title Sammy's Story. That Sinhala version was made into a film, and Jagath Chamila won the Best Actor award at the New York City Film Festival in the United States for his performance in it.
This is the English text as issued in Sri Lanka by Gunasena, a long-established Colombo publisher and bookseller issuing titles in Sinhala and English. It will suit readers following Sri Lankan fiction written in English, and anyone who has come to the story by way of the Sinhala translation or the film and wants to read Jayawardena's own words.
- Author: Capt. Elmo Jayawardena
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789552123382
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