Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka National Bibliography 47(1-9) 2007 102pp; 68pp; 67pp; 79pp; 65pp; 66pp; 86pp; 94pp; 116pp National Library of Sri Lanka (Colombo) pa annual sub Rs.1,200, US $50, or £32.

< www.lib.pdn.ac.lk/Periodical/index.html>

Guide to Retrospective Periodical Holdings in the Main Library University of Peradeniya , University of Peradeniya Library Publication 12 [2008]

<www.lib.pdn.ac.lk/retrospective/index.html>

Amarasuriya, Shelton

"Waiting for Bread"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) p17.

--- "I Cannot Write the Figure ‘8’ Properly" Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp26-27.

Anandawansa, Krishanthi I Picture the Mosaic: A Collection of Poetry vi+34pp Ola (Mt. Lavinia).

Arasanayagam, Jean

"Iconic Bodies"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp24-25.

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Cooray, S. Pebbles viii+55pp self-pub.

11.

Ebell, Leon

"The Door"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) p21.

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Fernando, Basil

The Sea Was Calm behind Your House

108pp self-pub. --- "Fatherland, Motherland and the Other Land" Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) p18.

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Gunawardena, Nandana Poems for Wisdom, Fun and Pleasure 114pp self-pub pa Rs.200 [2008].

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Ismail, Adilah "Lunch Room" Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) p6.

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Jayawardena, Radha Ranjani I. Walked Passing Your Home 100pp Sarasavi (Nugegoda) pa Rs. 200.

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Kularatne, Mega

"The A-32"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) p7.

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Mahadevan, Annamalai Poetical World xix+52pp self-pub pa Rs 150.

18.

Munasinghe, Charminie

"Jury"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) p35.

19.

Perera, Shiranti

"Foxes’ Wedding"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp22-21.

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Perera, Vihanga Pesticides for Ma Pants 29pp self-pub.

21.

Premaratne-Stuiver, Chitra

"Life Goes On"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) p23-24.

22.

Sachchithanandan, Sakuntala Mohini

"The Girl from the Ditch"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp19-20.

23.

Santhan, Ayathurai The Whirlwind 178pp VUS Pathippagam (Chennai) pa Rs.100 (Indian).

24.

Senhadira, Shireen

"To Post a Letter"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp27-28.

25.

Wickramasingha, Nandani P.R. Expropriation: A Collection of Poems 58ppNugegoda (Sarasavi ) pa Rs.200.

26.

Abeysekara, Tissa Bringing Tony Home: Stories by Tissa Abeysekera 207pp North Atlantic Books ( Berkeley, California) pa $14.95 (USD) [2008].

27.

Amarasekera, Rupa The Dove That Flew Away 68pp Sarasavi Publishers (Colombo) pa Rs.150.

28.

Brandon, Ingram Living Their Lie 159pp Bay Owl (Colombo) pa Rs.690.

29.

Cadiramen, Deidre Jonklaas Jigzaw 104pp Bay Owl Press (Colombo) pa Rs.550.

30.

De Silva, Eroshani Nadika Beneath Rose Villa: A Novel 126pp self-pub pa Rs.350 [2008].

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Dissanayake, Daya The Healer and the Drug Pusher 207pp Vijitha Yapa (Colombo) pa Rs. 450.

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Duraiswamy, Sivanandini Moments in Culture 174pp Vijitha Yapa (Colombo) pa Rs. 500.

33.

Emakaye, Naheem , 7 Days in Advertizing xii+88pp Stamford Lake (Pannipitiya) pa Rs.350.

34.

Fernando, Leslie Dark Clouds Turning Silver 189pp International Book House (Kurunegala) pa Rs. 250 [2008].

35.

Ferrey, Ashok Serendipity 211pp pa Rs.450.

36.

Haputhannthri, Hasini Apsara

Samanmali

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp8-16.

37.

Hussain, Ameena The Moon in the Water 237pp Perera Hussein (Colombo) pa Rs.760.

38.

Ingram, Brandon Living Their Lie 160pp Bay Owl (Colombo) pa Rs.690.

39.

Jayasuriya, Wilfrid Time Traveller 332pp self-pub.

40.

Kariyawasam, Chamali

"In Memoriam"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp55.

41.

Karunaratne, Michelle Balancing the World 305pp Kandy Books (Kandy) pa Rs.500.

42.

Kumarasinghe, Jagath A Calf in Milk and Milk Chocolate 204pp self-pub pa Rs.500.

43.

Muller, Carl Maudeigirl and the Von Bloss Kitchen Penguin x+287pp (New Delhi) pa Rs 299 (Indian) Rs.840 (Sri Lankan).

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Nanayakkara, Sunila Swimming against the Tide 94pp Sarasavi (Nugegoda) [2008].

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Parakrama, Dushy

"The Break-Up"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp64-67.

46.

Perera, Vihanga Unplugged Quarter 139pp self-pub.

47.

Pethiyagoda, Nanda Kandy Collage: Short Stories 168pp Godage International (Colombo).

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--- "A Sliver of Spice to Life" Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp46-55.

49.

Rajakarunanayake, Sunethra The House of Pirith 137pp self-pub pa Rs.250.

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Rambukwella, Prashani Mythil’s Secret 166pp Popsicle Books (Colombo) pa Rs.500.

51.

Sameem, S.R. Mona’s Mission Impossible 143pp Bay Owl (Colombo) pa Rs.450.

52.

Sanderatne, Nimal Destiny and Other Stories 146pp Kandy Books (Kandy) pa Rs.450.

53.

Santhan, Ayathurai

"The Path"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp36-45.

54.

Senaratna, Anthea

"The Postman"

Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp56-64.

55.

Silva, Neluka Our Neighbours and Other Stories 122pp Vijitha Yapa (Colombo) pa Rs.400.

56.

--- "Playing with Fire" Channels: Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings (1) pp29-35.

57.

Tearne, Lorna Bone China 400pp Harper (London).

58.

Wanigatunga, Sirisoma Gem under Dust: A Sri Lankan Expatriate Discovers Himself and Sri Lanka vi+143pp self-pub pa Rs.325 [2008].

59.

Wanniarachchi, Thisuri Colombo Streets 102pp Vijitha Yapa (Colombo) pa Rs.300.

60.

Wijenaike, Punyakante That Deep Silence viv+134pp Vijitha Yapa (Colombo) pa Rs.390.

61.

Wijesinghe, Manjuka Theravada Man 361pp Bay Owl (Colombo) pa Rs.950.

62.

Tilakaratne, Premaranjith Kingdom of Liars: A Hilarious Farce on Love and Politics vi+58pp pa Rs.150.

63.

Wickramasinghe, Martin Uprooted 222pp Martin Wickramasinghe Trust (Rajagiriya) trans from Sinhala by Lakshmi de Silva and Ranga Wickramasinghe pa Rs.300.

64.

Sooriaarachchi, Karunadasa The Dark Star 190pp trans from Sinhala by Edmund Jayasuriya Dayawansa Jayakody ( Colombo) pa Rs.300.

65.

Hussein, Ameena "Writing to Make Others Think" Smriti Daniel The Sunday Times Magazine 11 Jan p2 [on The Moon in the Water].

66.

Karunatilaka, Shehan "Shehan’s Winning Googly" Smriti Daniel The Sunday Times Magazine: Arts 19 Apr p2 [on Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew and Karunatilaka’s winning of the Gratiaen].

67.

Keneally, Thomas "Galle Fest Goes from Good to Great" Kshanika Argent The Sunday Leader: Arts 8 Feb p29.

68.

Ansley, E. A Lifetime of Memories in Verse and Prose 259pp self-pub.

69.

Dissanayake, Wimal Sinhala Novel and the Public Sphere: Three Illustrative Moments 215pp Visidunu Prakashana ( Colombo) pa Rs.590.

70.

Herath, H.M. Mervyn P. Nugegoda: Glimpses of the Past 191pp Sarsavi (Nugegoda) pa Rs.350.

71.

Saparamadu, Anura When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Limoncello: Confession of an English Teacher in Italy 292pp WLH Sheen (Dehiwela).

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Seneviratne, Malinda

"Meditation on Gamini Haththotuwegama"

Sunday Island Online <www.island.lk/2009/11/01/features11.html> [memorial tribute].

73.

Wijesinha, Rajiva The Best of British Bluff 303pp Orient IBH.

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"English Language Proficiency at the University Level in Sri Lanka"

John Stifler The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities XXXV (1&2) pp151-162.

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"Galle Literary Festival: Enjoyment Was There, but Topical Dialogue Was Missing" Maura O’Connor The Sunday Times: Plus 8 Jan p2.

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"Gratiaen Prize: Judges Stumble on Something New in Lankan Writing?" Smriti Daniel The Sunday Times: Plus 12 Apr <www.sundaytimes.lk/090412/Plus/sundaytimesplus_05.html >.

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"Gratiaen Prize: Is It for Sri Lanka English?" Chandrika Jayasinghe The Island: Midweek Review 6 May p3.

78.

Movement and Belonging: Lines, Places and Spaces of Travel 255pp Carol E. Leon Peter Lang (New York) [includes a chapter devoted to Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the Family and other references to the novel in passim].

79.

"Rejuvenating and Reinventing the Discipline of English Studies in Sri Lanka: A Concept Paper"

Maithree Wickramasinghe The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities XXXV (1&2) pp125-49.

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"Roots and Routes in Writing Sri Lanka: Resistance and The Politics of the ‘Displaced’" Thushari Welikala The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities XXXV (1&2) pp163-73 [review article based on Minoli Salgado’s Writing Sri Lanka].

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"Saving Private Gratiaen" Vihanga Perera : The Nation on Sunday 12 Apr <www.nation.lk/2009/04/12/eye7.html >.

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"The Gratiaen Unfolds Manifold Creations" Smriti Daniels The Sunday Times: Plus 29 Mar <www.sundaytimes.lk/090329/Plus/sundaytimesplus_13.html> [on the Gratiaen Awards short-listing].

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"The Lankan Creative Imagination and Post-Conflict Issues" Lynn Ockers The Island: Online Features 21 Dec <www.island.lk/2009/12/21/features5.html>.

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"Why the Galle Literary Festival ISNT" Vihanga Perera The Nation 25 Jan < www.nation.lk/2009/01/25/eyefea2.htm>.

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Arasanayagam, Jean "Fault Lines" Christopher Ondaatje The National Eye: Bookshelf 5 Apr p10 [review of Fault Lines].

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Fernando, Basil "The Return of the Native: An Appreciation of Basil Fernando’s Poems" K.G Sankaran Pillai Sri Lanka Guardian 17, 19, 20, 21 Oct <www.srilankaguardian.org/2009/10/return-of-native-appreciation-of-basil_20.html > [review of Basil Fernando’s The Sea Was Calm Behind Your House in four parts].

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Gooneratne, Yasmine "Poetic Account of a Nation’s Troubled Awakening" Val Nolan The Sunday Leader: Review Arts 26 Apr p19 [review of The Sweet and Simple Kind reprinted from The Sunday Business Post].

88.

Harris, Simon and Neluka Silva "How the Wave Shaped Survivors’ Lives" Catherine Ramp The Sunday Times Plus: Books 2 Aug p6 [review of The Rolled Back Beach: Stories from the Tsunami].

89.

Hussein, Ameena "The Dark Side of the Moon" Wijith de Chickera The Sunday Times: Plus 8 Jan p4.

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--- "Ameena Hussein’s Moon in the Water" Jill Macdonald

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<phbooks.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/ameena-husseinss-the-moon-in-the-water-reviewed-by-jill-mcdonald/ > [reviews of The Moon in the Water].

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Haththotuwegama, Gamini H. "A Tribute to Sir" Kanchuka Dharmasiri The Sunday Times: Plus <sundaytimes.lk/091129/Plus/plus_11.html >.

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--- "Meditation on Gamini Haththotuwegama" Malinda Seneviratne Sunday Island Online < www.island.lk/2009/11/01/features11.html> [memorial tributes to Gamini Haththotuwegama].

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Ingram, Brandon "What’s It Like to Be?" Nilma Dole 29 July Daily News 29 July <www.dailynews.lk/2009/07/29/art02.asp >.

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Perera, Fr Clevo Gaston de Rosayro

"A Notion of Love and Human Experience"

The Sunday Leader Review 14 June p30 [review of Seasoned Timber: Poems and Reflections].

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Rambukwella, Prashani "Home Sweet Home" Dawn Rodriguez Sunday Observer 21 Nov <www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/11/22/spe40.asp >.

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Somasundram, Jolly "Real Men and Women Travel a Façade of Fiction" John Gooneratne The Sunday Times: Plus 8 Mar p4 [review of Macbeth Daggers].

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Wijenaike, Punyakante "‘A Herb Most Bruised’: Love, Marriage, and Female Sexuality in Punyakante Wijenaike’s Writing" Neshantha Harishchchandra The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities XXXV (1&2) pp99-104.

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--- "Punyakante Wijenaike’s Latest Talents" K.S. Sivakumaran The Nation 17 July <www.nation.lk/2009/07/19/eye5.pdf >.

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Wijesinghe, Manuka "Manuka’s Idoiscyncratic Take on History" Smriti Daniel The Sunday Times Magazine 26 Apr < sundaytimes.lk/090426/Magazine/sundaytimesmagazine_01.html>

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[review of Theravada Man].

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Channels (1) ed Lal Meddawattegedara. English Writers Cooperative of Sri Lanka [although the editor’s "Message" seems to indicate that this is a continuation of previous volumes of Channels which would make it 15(1), this issue is identified as volume 1 with the previous description "A Journal of Creative Writing" being replaced by "Contemporary Sri Lankan Writings" and no reasons given for the changes and shift in emphasis] .

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The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities XXXV (1&2) ed S.W. Perera , Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya. Annual sub Rs.250, US $15.00, or equivalent in convertible currency: a biannual publication which carries articles on all aspects of the Humanities including reviews and critical essays on literature and language .