A small book of humour by Parakrama S. Wijewardena, published in Colombo by M. D. Gunasena & Co. The title translates roughly as "World-Famous Jokes", and the aim is exactly as plain as that suggests: the pieces gathered here are short comic stories, put together for no other purpose than to raise a laugh.
The publisher's own description makes the case simply — laughter matters to people, and this slim collection exists to prompt it. There is no argument to follow and no larger subject behind the jokes. It is a book to pick up for a few minutes at a time.
Please note: the text is entirely in Sinhala. There is no English translation or parallel text, so reading it requires Sinhala. For readers abroad who grew up with the language, or who are keeping it alive in a household outside Sri Lanka, light reading of this kind is often easier to enjoy than heavier fiction — the pieces are brief and self-contained.
- Author: Parakrama S. Wijewardena
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552112768
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