Ceylon

A Bibliography of Ceylon: A Systematic Guide to the Literature on the Land, People, History and Culture Published in Western Languages from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day, compiled by H. A. I. Goonetileke , 2 vols., lxxx + 408 pp. and ix + 865 pp. Inter Documentation, Zug, Switzerland, £II.00; Rs. 2I0.00.

Anjali (see Non-Fiction); contains on pp. xvii-xxiv 'Bibliography of the Published Writings of O. H. de A. Wijesekera', H. A. I. Goonetileke.

Ceylon National Bibliography, VII ( 1969). National Bibliography Branch, Dept. of National Archives , Nugegoda, Ceylon; appears four times a year.

Ceylon Periodicals Index, 12, and II, 1-3, ed. V. de Silva. National Museum Library, Dept. of National Museums, Colombo.

The Journal of Commonwealth Literature, 10; on pp. 80-84 there is the Ceylon section, compiled by Y. Gooneratne, of 'Annual Bibliography of Commonwealth Literature I969'.

Wikkramasinha, Lakdasa. Fifteen Poems, 20 pp. Privately published, Kandy, paper, Rs.3.50.

Ariaratnam, V. Christopher Columbus, illustrated by Richard Don Gabriel, vii + 76 pp. Privately published, Colombo, paper, Rs.7.00.; in the tradition of costume drama in Ceylon.

Lebbe, Khalida. 'A Bride For the Son', in New Ceylon Writing 1970, pp. 19-27 (see Anthologies).

Abayakoon, Clarence. 'Journey Into Childhood', in New Ceylon Writing 1970, pp. 77-9 (see Anthologies).

De Silva, Indranee. 'Jinadasa', in New Ceylon Writing 1970, pp. 74-6.

Gunaratna, Suvimalee. 'Village by the Sea', in New Ceylon Writing 1970, pp. 65-9.

Gunawardena, Tilak. 'A Pot of "Rice"', in New Ceylon Writing 1970 , pp. 8-12.

Seneviratne, Maureen. 'When Miss Beatrice Beckoned', in New Ceylon Writing 1970, pp. 69-72,

Wijenaike, Punyakante. 'Retreat', in New Ceylon Writing 1970 , pp. 53-61.

New Ceylon Writing 1970 (see Journals); fiction, poetry, drama, literary criticism.

Coorey, Philip. The Lonely Artist, illust., xx + 118 pp. Lake House Investments, Colombo, Rs.25.00; a study of the work of Lester James Peries, the Ceylonese film director, in the context of film-making and the theatre in Ceylon.

Goonatilleka, M.H. 'A Note on the Five-Women-Pot Mask (Pancha-Nari-Ghata) associated with Kōlam Dancing in Ceylon', in Folklore, LXXXI, Autumn issue, pp. 174-6.

— 'Mime, Mask and Satire in Kōlam of Ceylon', in Folklore , LXXXI, Autumn issue, pp. 161-73.

Jayewardene, E.D.W. Sinhala Masks, illust., 93 pp. Privately published, Kandy, paper, Rs.I0.00.

Paranavitana, Senerat. Sinhalayo, 61 pp. Lake House Investments, Colombo; rexine, Rs.I6.50; paper, Rs.I0.00; revised second edn., incorporating 22 new illust., and much additional information, some sections rewritten ; first published 1967, Lake House Investments, Colombo.

Tilakasiri, J. The Puppet Theatre of Asia, illust. Dept. of Cultural Affairs , Colombo; rexine, Rs.33.50; cloth, Rs.28.50.

— (ed.) Anjali: O.H. de A. Wijesekera Felicitation Volume, xxiv + 192 pp. Felicitation Volume Editorial Committee, U. of Ceylon, I'eradeniya.

Velupillai, C.V. Born To Labour, xii + 148 pp. Gunasena , Colombo, paper, Rs.7.00; sketches of life on the tea plantations of Ceylon's hill country.

An Anthology of Sinhalese Literature up to I8I5, ed. C. H. B. Reynolds , illust., with Appendix and Glossary, 377 pp. Allen & Unwin, £4.50; contains translations from Sinhala poetry and prose.

Handurukande, Ratna. 'The Story of the Shell Maidens' in Anjali, pp. 46-9 (see Non-fiction).

New Ceylon Writing 1970 (see Journals); contains translations of the Sanskrit poetry of Kalidasa by L. C. Van Geyzel; of the Sinhala poetry of Munidasa Kumaranatunga, Siri Gunesinghe and G. B. Senanayaka by R. Obeysekere and G. Seneviratne; and of his own veise in Sinhala by Wimal Dissanayaka.

Fernando, Patrick. 'Patrick Fernando', Y. Gooneratne in Contemporary Poets of the English Language (see COMMONWEALTH : GENERAL, Criticism).

Keyt, George. 'George Keyt', Y. Gooneratne in Contemporary Poets of the English Language.

Ludowyk, Evelyn Frederick Charles. 'Lyn Ludowyk and the University Dramatic Society', S. Anghie in Souvenir of the Lionel Wendt Festival of the Arts, pp. 70-71. Lionel Wendt Theatre Trust, Colombo; a tribute to Ludowyk's work for the theatre in Ceylon.

Wendt, Lionel. 'Artist Between Two Worlds', E.F.C. Ludowyk in Souvenir of the Lionel Wendt Festival of the Arts, pp. 21-2; reminiscences of the writer, artist, musician and photographer whose influence, very much a part of the thirties and forties, still moves Ceylon's cultural life today.

Wickramasinghe, Martin. 'Native Son', M.D. de Silva in New Ceylon Writing 1970, p. 80 (see Journals), reprinted from the Ceylon Daily News; a birthday tribute to Ceylon's well known Sinhala novelist.

Woolf, Leonard Sidney. 'Leonard Woolf's 'Waste Land' : The Village in the Jungle', Y. Gooneratne in New Ceylon Writing 1970, pp. 34-45.

'Ceylonese Writing in English and British Literary Traditions', J. Goonewardene in National Identity, pp. 148-52 (see COMMONWEALTH: GENERAL, Criticism).

Reviews of books by V. Ariaratnam, Maureen Seneviratne, J. Tilakasiri, C. V. Velupillai and Lakdasa Wikkramasinha, in New Ceylon Writing 1970, pp. 86-91 (see Journals).

'Some Thoughts on the Contemporary Ceylonese Literature in English', A. Abeysinghe and I. Abeysinghe in New Ceylon Writing 1970, pp. 4-7.

'The English Writer in Ceylon', Y. Gooneratne in New Ceylon Writing 1970, p. 84, reprinted in part from Ceylon Observer Magazine.

'The Writer in English : Is He really Displaced ?' J. Goonawardene in New Ceylon Writing 1970, pp. 80-81, reprinted in part from Ceylon Observer Magazine.

Ceylon Journal of Historical and Social Studies, X, 1-2, ed. R. Pieris. Ceylon Historical and Social Studies Pblns. Board, Peradeniya, Rs.5.00. Sub., Rs.I2.00; contains a quinquennial index for Vols. VI-X; twice annually, but irregular in recent years.

Ceylon Journal of the Humanities, I, 1, ed. K. de Abrew , Dept. of English, U. of Ceylon, Peradeniya, Rs.5.00. Annual sub., Rs.I0.00; 'such subjects as Literature, Language, Philospohy, Religion, Archaeology and the Arts'; twice annually.

Ceylon Observer Pictorial, 1970, ed. C. Perera. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon, Colombo , Rs.I2.50; annual.

Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch), n.s. XIII, Rs.I0.00; annual.

Modern Ceylon Studies, I, 1, ed. G. H. Peiris , Dept. of Geography, U. of Ceylon, Peradeniya, Rs.I0.00. Annual sub., Rs.I5.00; subjects 'such as Economics, Politics, Social Anthropology, Education, Linguistics, Psychology, History and Geography'; twice annually.

NESC, I9. National Education Society of Ceylon, Dept. of Education, U. of Ceylon, Peradeniya, Rs.2.00; annually, in August.

New Ceylon Writing 1970, ed. Y. Gooneratne (with M. Pieris), Dept. of English, U. of Ceylon, Peradeniya, Rs.I2.00; planned as an annual, and maintained by voluntary contributions, not subscriptions; appearance will depend on a sufficiency of good quality material.

Times of Ceylon Annual, I970. Times of Ceylon, Colombo, Rs.I0.00; annual.