A Sinhala-language novel by Ranaweera Wanasinha, set in rural society and concerned with the political reality that shapes it. The book is written entirely in Sinhala, with no English text, so it will suit readers who read the language comfortably.
The story follows villagers who are made to carry the weight of traditional forms of oppression without the political understanding that might explain what is happening to them, and sets their situation alongside the struggles of university students. Around both groups runs a wider argument about how history is misread and how opinion travels through social media. Against that background the novel turns towards a coming generation and the possibility of freedom for it.
Wanasinha writes in a realist register, treating political life as something experienced at the level of households and classrooms rather than described from above. Readers who follow contemporary Sinhala fiction dealing with rural life, class and the politics of the countryside will recognise the territory.
Published by M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd, a Colombo publishing house of long standing.
- Author: Ranaweera Wanasinha
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552134593
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