This is an abridged Sinhala rendering of Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo, prepared by Premasiri Mahingoda and published in Colombo by M. D. Gunasena & Co. The entire text is in Sinhala — there is no English in it — so it will suit readers who are comfortable in the language, or households keeping Sinhala reading alive abroad.
Dumas's story is carried here in shortened form, with its memorable characters and its sequence of adventurous episodes intact. Betrayal, love, daring and mystery are the threads the narrative works with, and the publisher presents the book as one that leaves the reader with something to think about beyond the plot itself.
What distinguishes this version is its handling. Although the original stands as a classic, the language of this translation is kept plain and the story moves in a simple, unobstructed line. That makes it approachable for younger readers meeting the novel for the first time, and for anyone who would rather come to Dumas through Sinhala than through a full-length English edition.
It appears under the Gunasena Classics series, M. D. Gunasena's line of world literature in Sinhala translation. The house is long established in Colombo and publishes across general and educational lists.
A reasonable choice for a Sinhala-reading home library, a school prize, or a gift to a relative overseas who wants familiar stories in the mother tongue.
- Author: Premasiri Mahingoda
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552116650
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