Fictional portrait of an up-country Sinhalese village

'A Mansion in the Village' codifies the socio-economic life in a traditional upcountry village and the lives of the villagers in a semi-feudal set up. The manor house which is the centre of the plot offers a panoramic view of the socio-cultural life of a traditional village in transition.

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The relevance and irrelevance of Harold Bloom

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Last week I discussed at length the concept of the anxiety of influence as enunciated by Harold Bloom and its strengths and weaknesses. The idea of literary influence, legitimate and illegitimate,

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