Ancient Folk-Lore of Sri Lanka Translated by G A Nalinie Civilisation WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE

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Ancient Folk-Lore of Sri Lanka Translated by G A Nalinie Civilisation WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZEThis is a translation of twenty two stories selected from Magadigata Janakatha is the collection of folk tales written by late Mr. D P Wickramasinghe who was a school principle in many schools in the Kandy District for a long period of time. While pursuing his career as a principle, he had done research on the history of the kings and the people in this area by surveying the information gathered from the surrounding villages and areas around the