Three children found a tunnel in a nearby woodlot. They decided to explore it. The tunnel led them to a magnificent place. Who did they meet there? How did their arrival change the lives of everyone who lived in this magnificent but mysterious place? The Sinhala version of Crystal and Clay (Meti Gedera Lamai) won the State Literary Award in 1992 for the Best Juvenile Book.
This is Sybil Wettasinghe’s autobiography about the first six years of her life, spent in her village, in Galle. The Child in Me was the co-winner of the Gratien Award in 1995.
Alpina did not cook dinner that night. She was expecting a bowl of rice from her next-door neighbour, where a devil dancing ceremony was taking place. It is customary to send food for neighbours on such occasions. Did Alpina get the expected treat? A folk tale, retold by Sybil Wettasinghe.
This book, beautifully illustrated by Sybil, tells the popular folk story of how a village devil dancing ceremony happened to be danced inside a huge gourd. With magnificent illustrations, this is an essential book that collectors of Sybil Wettasinghe’s books must own.
This is Sybil’s second autobiography and is the sequel to The Child in Me. It captures Sybil’s memories of her childhood in Colombo after her family migrated to the capital city when she was 6 years old. It is also a child’s interesting and often humorous account of how World War 2 touched the lives of her family and neighbours in Colombo and in the village. Another ‘must-own’ book for Sybil Wettasinghe book lovers!
This is a book of short stories for adults, written by Sybil Wettasinghe. In the Foreword to the book, Professor Ashely Halpe writes: “Sybil Wettasinghe offers us a richly varied collection of explorations of the genre of a short story. Sybil Wettasinghe’s style of writing is that of easy conversation between educated Lankans. […] She makes us more thoroughly attentive to our world.”
Sybil wettasinghe’s hilarious book Rasawathi is now available in Tamil! Come join Rasawathi as she embarks on her day-to-day life with a fun and exciting outlook.