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Nihal de Silva's The Giniralla Conspiracy Popular author Nihal de Silva will launch his new book 'The Geniralla Conspiracy' at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI) on August 17 at 5.30 pm. The chief guest at the launch will be Captain, Elmo Jayawardana, author of Sam's Story, which won the Gratiaen Award in 2001. The Giniralla Conspiracy published by Vijitha Yapa Publications, is a fast paced story about a young girl from a remote village in the south, Sujatha Mallika, who enters a university and survives a sadistic rag conducted by a student union affiliated to a radical political party. Despite the rag, she finds herself deeply impressed with the union's messianic national leader who promises to sweep away corruption and find a place in the sun for the rural poor. When the rag is over she joins the party and works hard to bring them to power. She later comes to hear the 'Giniralla Project' a plot she suspects is aimed at seizing power in the country. Dismayed and fearful she leaves the political party when she graduates and joins a newspaper. As a journalist she battles the demons of her own past, even as she strives to expose the 'Giniralla Conspiracy'. What she finally uncovers is a plot so terrifying it is almost beyond belief. Nihal de Silva was educated at St. Joseph's College and later at the University of Ceylon. Since retiring from business three years ago he has taken up writing. His first book, 'The Road from Elephant Pass', won the Gratiaen Prize as well as the State Literary Award for the best novel published in 2003. It was also long-listed for the Impac Dublin Award, the richest literary prize in the world. His second book, 'The far spent Day' was released in 2004. ########### Sanda Langa Tharu by A. D. Ranjith Kumara
Sanda Langa Tharu, published by Dayawansa Jayakody and Co. is based on the Colombo Urban Social Life in 1960's. The novel is centred round a love affair and is narrated in the form of reminiscences. Symbolical of an unusual life background and written in simple language, it could be read in one single breath.
Veteran lyric composer Bandara Eheliyagoda was the compere. Copies of Sanda Langa Tharu, autographed by the author himself could be
purchased at a reduced price at the launch. Dayawansa Jayakody extends an
open invitation to all lovers of literature to grace this occasion. |
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Senior journalist A. D. Ranjith Kumara launched his maiden novel Sanda
Langa Tharu, on August 9 at the auditorium of National Library and
Documentation Services Board, Independence Square, Colombo 7. 
The launching ceremony was presided over by cinema artist Tissa
Abeysekera, Professor Sunanda Mahendra, Professor Sunil Ariyaratne, eminent
writer, Somaweera Senanayake will addressed the meeting. 
