Book Launch  

Samukku

Jayani Pinnawala's third novel 'Samukka' will be launched at the auditorium of the Mahaweli Centre, Colombo 7, at 3.00 p.m. on August 3, 2015.

The plot of 'Samukka' revolves around a youth identified as Wickrema, an introvert and deep thinker who admires solitude and silence. In her analytical social observations as a writer, Jayani has very often come across personalities who have share characteristics similar to that of Wickrema.

In 'Samukku', she has depicted and built up Wickrema as a complex personality who has an exclusive enclosed life confined to his own frame of thinking. All subsequent events situations and dialogues in the narrative have been arranged and skilfully presented in conformity with the development of the main character.

The book also explores the diverse human relationships between the various strata of the society, especially among the youth who are facing more social conflicts and social and culture changes.