By Uditha Devapriya The Martin Wickramasinghe Collection at the National Library in Colombo contains over 5,000 books. Most of them are worn out and dusty, though well preserved. Some are recent ...

The folk museum of the renowned Sinhalese author displays a wide collection of collectibles which include kolam, old age kitchen utensils, old Sri Lankan carts, and this museum reveals Martin’s ...

But Wickramasinghe knew, in a way his nationalist critics – even supporters – did not, that the village could not stand for long. He likened our attempts to reclaim the past to a search for kalunika: ...

His writings offer clues as well. As useful as the articles and books he wrote, however, are the articles and books he read. The Martin Wickramasinghe Collection at the National Library, which ...

Martin Wickramasinghe (1890-1976) was the most outstanding literary figure of the 20th century, with his novels, short stories and writings on a wide range of subjects. He started his professional ...

Martin Wickramasinghe would pass away six years after the Prize Giving, almost 15 years after Fraser’s passing. Fraser’s contribution, and Wickramasinghe’s affirmation of it, underlies a vision of ...