NEW ARRIVALS

Santhaptha

Asanga Ranasinghe Arachchi's Sinhala novel Santhaptha was launched recently as a Sanka publication.

Asanga Ranasinghe Arachchi has travelled crisscrossing the Suez Canal and through many sea routes for many years as a sailor. The land of mysteries, treasures, the mystical land of the Pharaohs and its culture. Egypt has captured his attention and inspired him to record it in story form.

His marine life and experience at the naval academy at Galle Fort surrounded by the sea enabled him to bring out a story about a shipwreck and magnificent treasures from Egypt that remains under the sea. The book takes the reader on a journey of myths, beliefs and practices associating with the day-to-day activities of the people, with 268 pages of interesting reading material.

Payanna Tharuve

Upul Guruge's latest Sinhala novel Payanna Taruve was launched recently as a Sarasavi publication. He is also the author of four other novels Anora, Kinduriyakata Pem Benda, Nannadunana Yuvathiya and Meedum Dumare.

Vidyava Saha Punaruthpaththiya Pilibanda Vimasumak

A.D. Gunasekara's Vidyava Saha Punaruthpaththiya Pilibanda Vimasumak was launched recently as an author publication. The book is about science and rebirth.