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Sri Lankan literature


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Sri Lankan literature is the literary tradition of Sri Lanka. The largest part of Sri Lankan literature was written in the Sinhala language, but there is a considerable amount of works in other languages used in Sri Lanka over the millennia (including Pāli, Tamil, and English).

Up to the present, short stories are a very important part of Sri Lankan literature; the output of Sinhalese short story writers is greater than that of the Tamil and English writers combined and has elicited a greater measure of critical analysis.

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[edit] History

[edit] List of Names

[edit] Pali Writers

  • Mahanama Thero
  • Vedeha Thera

[edit] Sinhala Writers

[edit] Sinhala Poets

  • Veththawe Thero
  • Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thero
  • Gajaman Nona
  • Elapatha Mudali
  • Munidasa Kumaratunga
  • S. Mahinda Thero
  • Sagara Palansooriya
  • P. B. Alwis Perera
  • Wimalaratne Kumaragama
  • Rafael Tennakoon
  • Arisen Ahubudu
  • Siri Gunasinghe
  • Mahagama Sekara
  • Gunadasa Amarasekara
  • Parakrama Kodituwakku
  • Buddhadasa Galappatty
  • Monica Ruwanpathirana
  • Rathna Sri Wijesinghe
  • Sunil Ariyaratne
  • Sunil Sarath Perera
  • Eric Ilayapparachchi
  • Senerath Gonsalkorala
  • Kithsiri Nimalshantha
  • Sirilal Kodikara
  • Ariyawansha Ranaweera
  • Dharma Sri Kuruppu
  • Lal Hegoda
  • Darshana Medis
  • Upananda Batugedara
  • Meemana Prematilaka
  • H.M. Kudaligama
  • Wimlasiri Perera
  • D.A. Kumarasingha
  • U.A.S. Prera ( Siri Ayiya)
  • Kapila E. Senevirathna
  • John Rajadasa
  • Wilson Hagoda
  • Wimalendra Wathuregama
  • Bantis Ranaweera
  • Makandure Gunawardana
  • B.H. Amarasena
  • Sudharma Senevirathna
  • Chandrasena Batugedara
  • Somapala Jayakody
  • Sesiri Wijesekara
  • Manjula Wediwardana
  • Upul Senadheerage
  • Vipuli Niroshini Hettiarachchi
  • Lakshantha Athukorala
  • Gamunu P. Dasanayake
  • Tharindu Weerasinghe
  • Upekala Bhagya Athukorala
  • Capt. Tharindu Weerasinghe

[edit] Essayists and Nonfictional Writers

[edit] Sinhala Play Writers

[edit] Sinhala Radio Play Writers

[edit] Sri Lankan Tamil authors

[edit] Sri Lankan authors who write in English

[edit] External links

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