Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka National Bibliography 36(1-2) 1998 75pp; 74pp; 59pp: 56pp; 59pp;69pp,74pp; 66pp;74pp;83pp;73pp; 78pp. National Library of Sri Lanka (Colombo ) pa annual sub Rs300/£32/US$50.

Sri Lanka Periodicals Article Index 1(1) 73pp National Library of Sri Lanka (Colombo ) pa annual sub Rs200.

Current Acquisitions January-December National Library of Sri Lanka (Colombo) pa unpriced [computerized list of acquisitions published monthly].

'Cumulative Author Index Navasilu 1 to Navasilu 14' Navasilu: Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 S.W. Perera pp128-39 pa Rs100/£4/$6.

'University of Peradeniya Library: Sri Lankan Collection' (1-5) N.A.W.A.T. Alwis 330pp National Library of Sri Lanka (Colombo) pa unpriced.

Arasanayagam, Jean 'So My Ancestors Had Names' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp20-1.

— 'Left Behinder', 'In a Colonial Classroom' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs ( Colombo ) pp235-8; pp239-41.

Arasanayagam, Parvathi 'The City Breathes Life', 'Morning Walk' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 p46; p47.

Attygalle, Rukmini 'The Treat' Channels 8(1) pp46-7.

Cabraal, Jeannette Namo Matha viii+62pp privately published pa unpriced.

Chrysostom, Reggie 'By a Plantation Water Tap', 'Impressions' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs ( Colombo) pp231-2; pp233-4.

Dassanayake, Buddhika 'Possessiveness' Channels 8(1) pp40-1.

Dayaratne, Thushani 'Meditation' Channels 8(1) p45.

de Kretser, Bryan 'Blood is Cheap', 'If You Have Tears' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs ( Colombo) p268; 269-70.

de Silva, Alfreda 'Dark Interiors' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 p45.

—` Family Photographs', 'The Geography of Islands' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp271-2; p273.

de Silva, Manel On the Way to Randenigala: Poems ix+62pp privately published pa Rs 200.

de Zoysa, Richard 'A Dawning', 'Love', 'Anthropological Treatise' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 p25; p25; p26.

Fernando, Elmo 'A Dam Built by a Sinhala King' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs ( Colombo) p274.

Fernando, Patrick 'Sun and Rain on the West Coast', 'The Late Sir Henry' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) p245; pp246-7.

Fernando, Siromi 'Two Universities Compared: Colombo, Sri Lanka Versus, California, Los Angeles', 'Crazy Parabolic Swerves of Life' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp104-5; pp106-7.

Gooneratne, Yasmine (From) The Lizard's Cry Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp251-2; p253.

Gunawardena, Yvonne 'Evening in Ahungala' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) p275.

Halpé, Ashley (From) 'PASAN: A Threnody for Sri Lanka' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp85-9.

Jayawardena, Sharmini Wet Paint 62pp Minerva (London) pa unpriced.

Jirasinghe, Ramya 'Gayathri Chakrovarty-Patel', 'A Summer Across Europe' Channels 8(1) p1; p44.

Kumara, Kosala 'Dances with the Wolves' Channels 8(1) p42.

Kurukulasuriya, Gayathri 'The Deer' Channels 8(1) p26.

Kuruvilla, M.I. 'Turning Away from Militants and Mystics', 'The Great Betrayal: What Next?' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp257-8; pp259-65.

Latif, A.A. 'Dreams Are Dying' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) p276.

Loyola, Heather 'Poetry Cannot Be Analysed' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs ( Colombo) p242.

Mathew, Talitha Cherian 'Glass' Channels 8(1) p43.

Peiris, Malini Mutiny of Thought 47pp privately published pa unpriced.

Perera, Imara Y. 'Savannah' Channels 8(1) p2.

Perera, M.D.R. 'Peace and Amity' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) p279.

Ranasinghe, Anne 'Haiku' (Monsoon winds have felled ...), 'The Woman Sits at Her Desk' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 p8.

— 'Report' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 p82-3.

— 'I Wonder Whether They Know Joy' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 p84.

—` Vivere in Pace' (To Live in Peace), 'Landscapes' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp254-5; 256.

—` Voyage without Map' Map 6(1) p9.

—` I Wonder Whether They Know Joy' ARIEL 17 p24.

Ranasinghe-Conly, Gillian 'Haiku' (Rising Stars, Spring) Channels 8(1) p47.

Russell, Jane '[Untitled]', 'Springsong Blues' Nethra 2(2) p77; p79.

Seneviratne, Gamini 'Of Guilt', 'Birthday' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp33-5; p36.

Siriwardena, Regi 'Report from the Front', 'Colonial Cameo' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs ( Colombo) pp248-9; p250.

Siriwardhana, Eileen Realisation 56pp privately published pa unpriced.

Velupillai (From) In Ceylon's Tea Garden Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) p230.

Weerasinghe, Amila 'Suicide Bomber' Channels 8(1) p3.

Wickramasinghe, Chandra 'The Sun' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) p229.

Wijeratne, Kamala 'Memory', 'Divided Even in Death' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 p78; p79.

—` Checkpoint' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp277-8.

Wikkramasinha, Lakdasa 'Stones of Akuratiye Walauva', 'In Ancient Kotmale' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) p243; p244.

Wilson, N.A. Chaman Fume of Sighs 16pp privately published pa unpriced [1997].

Abeyratne, Seneka. 'Salim's Choice: A Play in One Act' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp37-44.

Macintyre, Ernest T. 'The Education of Miss Asia' ARIEL: Review of International English Literature 29(1) pp223-36.

Ranasinghe, Anne 'Who Am I?' (A Radio Play) Channels 7(2) pp64-73.

Ratnayake, Madhubhashini 'The Seventh House' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp50-8.

Abeysekara, Tissa Bringing Tony Home: A Story in Three Movements 54pp privately published pa Rs200.

Arasanayagam, Thiagarajah 'Aunt Yogi' Channels 8(1) pp48-54.

Chandraratna, Bandula Mirage 226pp privately published pa unpriced.

Chandrasoma, M. (From) Out Out Brief Candle Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp122-12.

de Livera, Gertrude 'One Month's Extra Pay' Channels 8(1) pp27-30.

de Silva McLeod, Priyeni 'The Sea-Gull's Sister' Channels 8(1) pp55-6.

Dissanayake, Daya Kat Bitha 219pp privately published pa unpriced.

Ebell, M.T.L. 'First Love' Channels 7(2) pp53-4.

Edirisinghe, Padma The Curse 110pp privately published pa Rs150.

Emmanuel, Chrishanthi 'Car 41' Channels 8(1) pp4-10.

Fernando, Chitra 'Of Bread and Power' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp156-71.

Fernando, Vijita 'The Homecoming' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp137-48.

Fernandopulle, Neill 'Those Left-Behind' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp72-7.

Gooneratne, Vernon A Feast of Carnivores 125pp privately published pa unpriced.

Goonewardene, James 'The Awakening of Doctor Kirthi' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs ( Colombo ) pp39-82.

Gunatillake, Godfrey 'The Garden' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp3-19.

Gunesekera, Romesh The Sandglass 278pp Viking (New Delhi) pa Rs125 (Indian).

Gunethilake, Uthpala 'Continuity' Channels 8(1) pp57-60.

Halpé, Ashley 'Wilderness' Channels 7(2) pp32-3.

Haputhanthri, Harini Apsara 'Romeo and Juliet' Channels 7(2) pp27-30.

Harischandra, Neshantha 'Uncle' Channels 7(2) pp1-15.

Hettiarachchi, A.M. 'Night at Elephant Pass' Channels 8(1) pp11-16.

Hettiarachchi, Nirmali Replacements 192pp privately published pa unpriced.

Hewage, Buddhadasa The Night of the Slaughter viii+78pp Piyumi (Pitagala) privately published pa unpriced.

Jayasekara, Kamani The Balloon Factory 60pp privately published pa Rs75 [1997].

Jayasuriya, Wilfrid 'Testing Reality' Channels 7(2) pp52-63.

Karunananda, Sanjeewa 'The Panchayuda' Channels 7(2) pp17-18.

Karunaratne, Garvin The Vidane's Daughter 147pp Sarasavi (Colombo) pa Rs200.

Karunaratne, Suvimalee (From) Lake-Marsh Sri Lankan Literature English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp186-92.

Kulatunga, Sita 'The High Chair' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp149-55.

Lokuge, Chandani 'Mohini' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp22-4.

— 'A Pair of Birds' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp172-82.

Menike-Silva, Ransiri 'The Snake' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp9-10.

— 'Growing Up' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp210-13.

Muller, Carl Spit and Polish 435pp Penguin (India) pa Rs250 (Indian).

— 'Peelings' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp80-1.

— (From) The Jam Fruit Tree Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp90-100.

Nanayakkara, Sunila 'The December Holiday' Channels 8(1) pp31-7.

Obeyesekere, Ranjini 'Meditations on Death' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp204-9.

Proctor, Raja (From) Illicit Immigrant Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp101-15.

Rajapakse, Chiranthi 'Beginnings' Channels 7(2) pp48-51.

— 'Incident' Channels 8(1) pp17-20.

Rajapakse, Thilini 'The Ending' Channels 7(2) pp20-1.

Ratnatunga, Manel Ranweli Bay Mystery: Story of a Marriage 216pp privately published pa unpriced.

Ratnayake, Faith J. 'The Gift' Channels 8(1) pp21-5.

Ratnayake, Madhubhashini 'A Passing Phase' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp193-203.

— 'The Yawn' Channels 8(1 ) pp69-72.

Rockwood, Sarasvati 'The Value of Money' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp83-9.

Santhan, A. 'In Their Own Worlds' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp183-5.

Sarachchandra, Ediriwira (From) Curfew and a Full Moon Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp129-36.

Seehawk 'The Destiny of XF11 Nethra 2(2) pp62-4.

Selvadurai, Shyam Cinnamon Gardens 389pp McClelland and Stewart (Toronto) pa $29.99 (Canadian).

Senarathne, Anthea 'Shut Ins' Channels 8(1) pp65-8.

Seneviratne, Maureen 'The Traps of Time' Channels 7(2) pp35-8.

Serasinghe, Kesara A South Side Story 123pp Samyawardhana (Colombo) pa unpriced.

Siriwardena, Regi 'The Honour' Nethra 2(4) pp51-7.

Subramaniam, Alagi 'Professional Mourners' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp20-7.

Thilakasiri, Dona The Fateful Encounter iv+55pp privately published pa unpriced.

Wickramasinghe, Anusha H. A Killer's Target vi+177pp Sarvodaya Vishva Lekha ( Ratmalana) pa Rs250.

Wickramasuriya, Priyanthi 'An Old-Fashioned Bookshop!' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs ( Colombo) pp214-25.

Wijenaike, Punyakante 'Retirement' Channels 7(2) pp42-5.

— 'The Sun and the Sea' Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp48-9.

— 'The Retreat' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pp26-38. — An Enemy Within 147pp privately published pa unpriced.

— 'Repentence' Channels 8(1) pp61-4.

Wijesinha, Rajiva 'Rabbit's Retreat' ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature 29(1) pp239-42.

Wimalasundera, Hema Elephant for Breakfast vi+119pp privately published pa unpriced.

Witanachchi, Lalitha K. 'The Tip of the Iceberg' Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998 ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo ) pp116-21.

Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998: A Golden Jubilee Anniversary Independence Anthology ed D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke XVIII+285pp The Department of Cultural Affairs (Colombo) pa Rs120.

Balasooriya, Somaratne The Cart story translated from Sinhala by Hema-mali Gunasinghe 115pp S. Godage ( Colombo) pa Rs200.

— Vapmagula: Royal Festival of the Plough novel trans from Sinhala by Dorothy Balasooriya 111pp S. Godage (Colombo) pa Rs200.

Bandara, Nimal The Heroes of Nelli Kelle novel trans from Sinhala by Abhaya Hewawasam 120pp Sooriya ( Colombo) pa Rs120 [1997 ].

Cumaratunga, Munidasa 'Rhyme' extract from 'Virith Vakiya' translated by Lakshmi de Silva Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka (15&16) p109.

Fonseka, Kulasena Ways of the World story translated from Sinhala by Tilak Balasuriya 264pp Subha ( Colombo) pa Rs200.

— All for the Love of a Ride translated from Sinhala by Prabhashinie Gunasekara 132pp Subha (Pannipitiya) paRs95.

Gunawardhana, Dambane Hunting Grounds story translated from Sinhala by Kusum Disanayaka 127pp Dayawansa Jayakody (Colombo) pa unpriced [1997].

Hewage, Buddadasa The Victims novel translated from Sinhala by the author xx+164pp Sooriya ( Colombo) pa Rs150 [1997].

Ilangaratne, T.B. Amba Yahaluwo trans from Sinhala by Seneviratne B. Aludeniya Sarasavi vi+187pp ( Nugegoda) pa unpriced.

Kariyawasam, Tissa 'I Meet a Dancer' story translated from Sinhala by Vijita Fernando Channels 7(2) pp22-5.

Salamevan 'Similes from The Siyabalaskara' translated from Sinhala by Lakshmi de Silva Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 p108.

Suraweera, A.V. The Inescapable Swamp: A Collection of Short Stories translated from Sinhala by M.G.D. Sirimanne Ratnapala 112pp S. Godage (Colombo ) pa Rs150.

Tennekoon, Rae 'Raising Hell's Green and Pleasant Land' extract from Dae Vinaya translated by Lakshmi de Silva Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp110-11.

'A Hammer that Strikes Its Fill' Carl Muller The Island 11 November p18 [review of Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16].

'A Job Very Well Done' Carl Muller The Express 7/8 November p16 [review of The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities 22 (1&2)].

'A Literary Intoxication from the University of Peradeniya' Carl Muller The Sunday Observer 11 January p26 [review of The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities 22 (1&2)].

Breaking Bounds. Essays on Sri Lankan Writing in English Rajiva Wijesinha vi+149pp Sabaragamuwa University Press (Sabaragamuwa) pa $10.

'Dancing in the Rarefied Air: Reading Contemporary Sri Lankan Literature' Chelva Kanaganayakam ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature 29(1) pp51-66.

'Display of Experienced and Young Writers' Talents' Carol Aloysius The Sunday Observer 15 February p28 [review of Channels 7].

Inside Limits: Identity and Repression in (Post)-Colonial Fiction Rajiva Wijesinha vi+136pp Sabaragamuwa University Press (Sabaragamuwa) pa $10.

'Lanka Through the Eyes of a Literary Artist' Lynn Ockersz The Daily News 16 December p14 [review of Sri Lankan Literature in English 1948-1998: A Golden Jubilee Anniversary Independence Anthology].

'Nostalgia Running Through Native Writing' B.R. Prakash The Sunday Observer 15 February p7 [on Sri Lankan Writing in English. Reproduced from The Hindu].

'Sri Lankan Novel: Getting Intense, Getting Political' B.R. Prakash The Sunday Times: Plus 7 June p6.

'Teaching Post-Colonial Literature in Sri Lanka' Rajiva Wijesinha in Dolphin 27 'Teaching Post-Colonialism and Post-Colonial Literatures' ed Anne Collett , Lars Jensen and Anna Rutherford Aarhus (Denmark) pp77.83 [1997].

' The Politics of Code Choice: Bilingualism in the "Liberated Zone"' A. Suresh Canagarajah Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp11-19.

'The Rise of the South Asian Voice in English' Radhika Commaraswamy The Sunday Leader 16 April p16.

'This Book is an Answer to Those Prophets of Doom' Ranat The Sunday Times: Plus 29 November p2.

'Worming Its Way into Your Mind' Carl Muller The Island: Saturday Magazine 10 October p14 [review of The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities 23 (1&2)].

Abayekoon, Malcom 'Sinhala-Burgher: Passing of a Glory' Carl Muller The Sunday Leader 27 September p22; 'Memories Sweet and Sour' Carl Muller The Sunday Observer 20 December p37 (reviews of Sinhala-Burgher ].

Abeysekara, Tissa 'Bringing Tony Home' A.J. Canagaratna Nethra 2(4) pp58-63; 'Taking Tissa Abeyesekera to Kandy' Sharm de Alwis The Island 21 June p11 [reviews of Bringing Tony Home].

Dissanayake, Daya 'Mix of Mystery, Moonstone and Moonshine' Talitha Mathew The Sunday Leader 25 October p26 [review of Kat Bitha].

Fernando, Chitra 'Art, Philosophy Weave Together' Anne L. Clark The Sunday Times: Plus 6 September p7; 'Artistic Achievement' Anne L. Clark The Sunday Observer 26 July p35 [review of Three Women].

Gunesekera, Romesh 'An Immigrant Looks Back' Sivir Kaul The Island 11 January p13; 'A Strong Twinge of Chekovian Flavour' Sumadhu Weerawarne The Island 1 February p12; 'Shifting Sands ... Beyond the Reef Sonali Samarasinghe The Sunday Leader: Review 1 February p16; 'A Firebird Rises to Singe Your Senses' Carl Muller The Sunday Leader 1 March p20; 'Novel of Love, Intrigue, and Courage' Carol Aloysius The Sunday Observer 31 May p24; 'Many Questions, Few Answers: Romesh Gunesekera's The Sandglass Carmen Wickramagamage Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp118-22 [reviews of The Sandglass]; "I Am an Explorer on a Voyage of Discovery": Myths of Childhood in Romesh Gunasekera's Reef Rocio G . Davis Commonwealth: Essays and Studies 20(2) pp14-25; 'Arcadian Ambrosia' Kasthuri Kanthan The Book Review [India] 22(3) pp33-4; 'Reef: A Chekhovian Awareness and Mood' Charles Sarvan The Toronto Review of Contemporary Writing Abroad 16(2) pp44-53; 'The Empire Strikes Back: Reef by Romesh Gunesekera' Pico lyer New York Review of Books 22 June [1995] pp30-1; 'The Destroying Sea' Aamer Hussein Times Literary Supplement 24 June [ 1994] p14 [reviews of Reef].

Jayawardena, Sharmini 'Fresh Voice in Modern Poetry' R.S. Karunaratne The Sunday Observer 27 September p24; 'Wet Paint' Anna de Zoysa The Island: Features 11 October p9 [reviews of Wet Paint].

Kulatunga, Sita 'Telling Many a Tale with Simplicity' Ranat The Sunday Times: Plus 7 June p6; 'Collection of Sita's Finest Tales' Carl Muller The Sunday Observer 28 June p24 [reviews of The High Chair and Cancer Days].

Muller, Carl 'Lost Metros and a Paradise' Jhimli Mukherjee Statesman (India) p27 [review of three novels including Colombo]; 'Serendip's History and Myth' Ira Singh The Hindu 11 January p26; 'Brilliant Tapestry of Fact and Fiction' John Harris The Sunday Times: Plus 15 March p2; 'Pride and Prejudice' K.R. Usha Indian Review of Books 16 April-15 May pp34-6 [reviews of Children of the Lion]; 'Muller Spits Out a Mild Shocker' Rajpal Abeyanayaka The Sunday Times Plus 10 May p9; 'Slipping Back into the von Bloss Mode' Denzil Jacotine The Island 9 May p19; 'Spit and Polish - Product of a Split Personality' Denzil Jacotine Sunday Leader: Review 17 May p20; 'Slipping Back into the von Bloss Mode' Denzil Jacotine The Sunday Observer 31 May p24; 'Slipping Back into the von Bloss Mode' Denzil Jacotine Weekend Express 23-24 May p14; 'Too Much Spit, Too Little Polish' Wijith de Chickera Sunday Leader: Review Section 7 June p14; 'Of Burghers and Buggers' Ashok Banker Indian Review of Books 16 August-15 September pp45-6; 'History Lessons Spoil the Polish' Somasiri Devendra The Sunday Times: Plus 6 September p9 [reviews of Spit and Polish]; 'Ever Tried Yelling "Snake" in a Crowded Bus?' Hindustan Times India 17 May p37; 'Disparate Pleasures' Madhu Grover Hindustan Times 6 December p31 [review of Children of the Lion and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Cemetery].

— 'Finding One's Voice: Carl Muller's The Jam Fruit Tree and Yakada Yaka' Dushyanthi Mendis Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp64-8

— 'The Image of the Burghers in Muller's Trilogy: Fact, Fiction, Or Faction ?' Vasuki Walker Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp90-103.

Ranaweera, Eva 'A New Signature in Poetry' Carl Muller The Express 7/8 November p17; 'Eva's Fresh Signature in Poetry' Carl Muller The Sunday Times: Plus 1 November p2 [review of With Maya].

Selvadurai, Shyam 'Remembering Ceylon: A Reading of Funny Boy' Chelva Kanaganayakam Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15& 16 pp1-7.

— 'Aberrations and Excesses: Sri Lanka Substantiated by the [sic] Funny Boy' Rajiva Wijesinha Miscelanea 18 pp347-56 [1997].

Siriwardena, Regi 'Among My Souvenirs' Nihal Fernando Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 pp123-7; 'Among My Souvenirs' Yasmine Gooneratne Ceylon Daily News 11 April p17; 'Readable But Flawed' Vaidhahi Perera The Sunday Leader 24 May p18 [reviews of Among My Souvenirs].

Sivanandan, A. 'It's All About Loving and Living' Hussain Packer Saibo The Sunday Times: Plus 8 March p6 [review of When Memory Dies].

Wickramasinghe, Mineka P. 'Child Abuse: Mineka Paints a Stark Picture' Carl Muller The Island 6 February p6.

Wijesinha, Rajiva 'An English Education' Dattathreya Nethra 2 (2) pp89-96 [review of An English Education].

Abayekoon, Malcolm Sinhala-Burgher: The Reminiscences of a Sri Lankan 92pp privately published pa unpriced.

Akmeemana, Gamini 'Realism the Keynote of the "Mirage"' Talitha Mathew The Sunday Leader 16 April p16; 'Critics Beaten by "Mirage"' Rajpal Abeyanayake The Sunday Times: Plus p1 [interview/discussion with author on unpublished manuscript 'Mirage'].

Gunesekera, Romesh 'I Write to Discover' Rajpal Abeyanayaka The Sunday Times: Plus 8 February p10; 'A "b-reef" Encounter with Romesh' Raine Wickramatunge The Sunday Leader p19; ' "We Are All Artists of Our Own Lives:" A Conversation with Romesh Gunesekera' Rocio G. Davis Miscellanea: A Journal of English and American Studies 18 [1997] pp43-54.

Siriwardena, Regi 'Looking Back in Anguish' Devika Karunaratne and Mirak Raheem The Sunday Leader 18 January p19 [on Sri Lankan writing generally and Among My Souvenirs].

Wettasinghe, Sybil 'More Interest Needed in Children's Books' interview with Merle Jainu Deen. The Express 7/8 November p16.

Wijesinha, Rajiva '(Pre)-Fixing Colonialism. An Unfinished Business' interview with Isabel Santaolalla Links & Letters 4 [1997] pp105-6.

Channels 7(2) ed Madhubhashini Ratnayake English Writers Cooperative of Sri Lanka unpriced.

Channels 8(1) ed Anne Ranasinghe English Writers Cooperative of Sri Lanka unpriced.

Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka New Series (XL) [ 1997] ed T.W. Wickramanayake , Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, 96, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7; annual journal for members of RASSL, which covers research on a range of topics relating to Sri Lanka including Language, Literature, and the Arts.

Lanka Guardian ed Mervyn de Silva, Lanka Guardian Publishing Co, Union Place, Colombo 2. Rs15; independent fortnightly journal, mainly current affairs, but publishes poems, essays and reviews on arts and letters.

Navasilu: The Journal of the English Association of Sri Lanka 15&16 Jubilee Issue Commemorating Fifty Years of Independence 1948-98 ed S.W. Perera Rs100/£4/$6.

Nethra 2(2, 3, 4) 3(1) ed Regi Siriwardena , International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo. Annual sub Sri Lanka Rs350; SAARC countries US$15; other countries US$20. Successor to The Thatched Patio, this quarterly publication includes critical essays on literature, book reviews, poems and short stories.