MARTIN WIKRAMASINGHA 

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MARTIN WIKRAMASINGHA



Wickramasinghe was born on 29 May 1891, in the town of Gallef Koggal, and Magalle Balapitiya Liyanage Thochchohamy. Koggala was bounded on one side by a reef, and on the other by Koggala Lagoon, a large coastal lake into which the numerous tributaries of the Koggala Oya drained. The landscapes of the sea, Koggala Lagoon studded with little islands, the flora and fauna, the forested hinterland, and the changing patterns of life and culture of the people of the village would later influence his work.

At the age of five Wickramasinghe was taught the Sinhala alphabet, at home and in the village temple, by a monk, Andiris Gurunnanse. He also learned the Devanagari script and could recite by memory long sections of the Hitopadesa. After two years he was taken to a vernacular school where he prospered until 1897 when he was sent to an English school in Galle called Buona Vista . In the two years spent at the school Wickramasinghe became fluent in English as well as Latin. When his father died, he returned to a vernacular schoolin Ahangama and subsequently lost interest in schooling.

If i say about his, Honors and awards,

 Appointed Member of the Radio Broadcasting Commission – 1953
Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire, by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in person – 1954
Award for the best news paper article for the year "The fall of the Brahmin Class" – 1956
The novel "Viragaya" wins the Don Pedric Award for the best novel of the year – 1957
Awarded a Honorary PhD by the Vidyodaya University – 1960
Awarded a DLitt by the University of Ceylon – 1963
UNESCO Award for his book "The Rise of the Soviet Land" – 1964
Awarded a DLitt by Vidyalankara University −1964
Awarded a DLitt by the University of Ceylon, Colombo – 1970
Receives the first Presidential Award




If say about his Publications,  

Novels

eela (1914),Soma (1920),Irangani (1923),Seetha (1923),Miringu Diya (Mirage) (1925),Unmada Chitra (1929),Rohini (1929),
Gamperaliya (The Uprooted/Changing Village) (1944),MadolDoova (Mangrove Island) (1947),Yuganthaya (End of the Era) (1949),Viragaya (Devoid of Passions) (1956),Kaliyugaya (Age of Destruction) (1957),Karuvala Gedara (House of Shadows) (1963),Bhavatharanaya (Siddhartha's Quest) (1973)

Collections of short stories

Geheniyak (A Woman) (1924)
Magul Gedara (The Wedding) (1927)
Pavkarayata Galgesima (Stoning the Sinner) (1936)
Apuru Muhuna (The Strange Face) (1944)
Handa Sakki Kima (The Moon is Witness) (1945)
Mara Yuddhaya (Mara's War) (1945)
Mage Kathawa (My Story) (1947)
Vahallu (Bondage) (19


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