My Favourite Author
My favourite author is Martin Wickramasinghe. He was born on 29 may 1890. In the town of Koggala. ( Gall District ) His literary career began with the novel leela. ( 1914). Through the 1940s Wickramasinghe dabbled with the double role of literary critic and creative writer. Gamperaliya (1944) is widely held as the first Sinhalese novel with a serious intent that compares, in content and technique, with the grate novels of modern world literature. Wickramasinghe followed Gamperaliya with Yuganthaya (1948 ) and Kaliyugaya ( 1957 ) forming a trilogy. After the decay of the traditional life, the story details the rise of bourgeoisie, with its urbun base and entrepreneurial drive, ending with a formation of the labour movement and socialist theology and rise of hopes for a new social order. I read Madoldoowa book when I was grade 5. And also I can read his great trilogy novels Gamperaliya, Yuganthaya and Kaliyugya. Its are very interesting. Among this three nove...