The story of Nala and Damayanthi is a well-known tale from classical prose literature, and Huberth Dissanayake retells it here in a form shaped for young readers.
The book is written entirely in Sinhala. International buyers who do not read Sinhala should note that there is no English text in it.
Its purpose is straightforward: to put a familiar story from the old literature into language a child can follow, and in doing so to point young readers towards the classical texts themselves. Retellings of this kind have long been a way for children in Sri Lanka to meet the narrative inheritance of Sinhala prose before they are ready for the originals.
It is published by M. D. Gunasena & Co., a Colombo publishing house whose list covers schoolbooks and general Sinhala titles.
Suited to Sinhala-reading children, and to families abroad who want their children reading stories from Sri Lanka in the language.
- Author: Huberth Dissanayake
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552100178
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