The Routledge Companion to Sinhala Fiction from Post-War Sri Lanka

Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayake is a fiction writer in English and a translator. She has written three collections of short stories and one novel, winning three national literary awards – one each for her novel, a short story collection, and a translation. She has also written books on language teaching and stories for children. Her doctorate is from Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, on post-war Sri Lankan fiction in Sinhala and English. As a Fulbright scholar, she received an MA from New York University in English and American literature with a focus on creative writing. She is a senior lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Part I: Tamil problems

1. The Heart that Bears (2018)

Kathyana Amarasinghe

2. Father (excerpt) (2013)

Nissanka Wijemanne

3. Are you alright? (2011)

Jayatilaka Kammallaweera

4. Radha on the Beach (2014)

Piyal Kariyawasam

Part II: Land/Environment

5. The Rape of Singing Mountain (excerpt) (2018)

Tennyson Perera

6. Fire at Amazon (2019)

Eric Illiyapparachchi

Part III: Sinhala Muslim tension

7. The Muslim Reverend (2018)

Nissanka Wijemanne

8. The Bhikshu Ward (2019)

Eric Illiyapparachchi

9. Love (excerpt) (2016)

Nissanka Wijemanne

Part IV: Women in conflict

10. Come and tell your story out loud and discover a new one (2014)

Kumari Kumaragamage

11. Only a Name (2014)

Kumari Kumaragamage

12. Sisters (excerpt) (2014)

Kaushalya Kumarasinghe

13. The Old House (2017)

Sunethra Rajakarunanayke

Part V: Economy

14. Treasure Hunters (excerpt) (2015)

Liyanage Amarakeerthi

15. The Black Hole (2012)

Keerthi Welisarage

Part VI: Religion

16. The Dragon Arch (2016)

Prabhath Jayasinghe

17. The King, The Pageant and the Grape Juice (excerpt) (2014)

Reverend Batuwangala Rahula

18. Sons Born of the Snake Stone (excerpt) (2011)

Reverend Batuwangala Rahula

19. Glimpses into Intrigues Past: Monks, Nobles, Children, Servants, and Tribes.

(excerpt) (2009)

Sunethra Rajakarunayake

Part VII: Media and censorship

20. The Only Son (2017)

Liyanage Amarakeerthi

21. Did silver bullets strike your heart, the second time around (2014)

Piyal Kariyawasam

22. The Commander of the Yakshas (excerpt) (2019)

Kaushalya Kumarasinghe

Part VIII: Militarization

23. Two Friends (excerpt) (2013)

Sunethra Rajakarunanayake

24. Deer-Slayer Salaman (2009)

Nissanka Wijemanne

Part IX: Corruption

25. Some Scenes from an Off-track Train (2013)

Prabhath Jayasinghe

26. The New Vehicle (excerpt) (2008)

Reverend Batuwangala Rahula

Part X: Alienation

27. The Death of the Magistrate’s Wife (excerpt) (2009)

Piyal Kariyawasam

28. Five Years (2010)

Ajit Tilakasena