366 ratings — 1,377 ratings — 1,098 ratings — Reading books to get an idea of the country is a great way to get accustomed before arriving. His book, This Divided Island is a great insight into the Sri Lankan War. 4,783 ratings — Samanth Subramanian is a journalist from New Delhi. published 1982, avg rating 3.75 — 3897.00 . published 2016, avg rating 3.43 — 1,527 ratings — An a… Buy Sapiens. updated Oct 30, 2014 10:02PM — For 150 years, the Dutch were a big part of Sri Lankan history. Running in the Family. In the late 1970s, Ondaatje returned to his native island … published 2014, avg rating 3.90 — The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Naomi Klein. In Running in the Family, Michael Ondaatje tells the story of man returning to his roots in Sri Lanka in the late 1970s. “Will there be people who will have the conscience to contribute to the country by changing themselves first? The Jam Fruit Tree, written by Carl Muller, a Burgher himself, is a story of family culture and a people that refuse to disappear. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. 5,633 ratings — 822 ratings — 7,682 ratings — published 2009, avg rating 3.60 — 572 ratings — published 2012, avg rating 4.19 — published 2011, avg rating 4.13 — 1,810 ratings — 105 ratings — published 2011, avg rating 3.88 — 463 ratings — published 2012, avg rating 3.83 — published 2016, avg rating 3.96 — Another talented contemporary Sri Lankan writer is Nayomi Munaweera. published 2003, avg rating 3.22 — 947 ratings — published 2013, avg rating 3.09 — 3,569 ratings — His period in Sri Lanka gave Woolf first-hand insight into what it’s like to live in the deep, hot, intense jungle. published 1913, avg rating 4.30 — “Ich glaube fest daran, dass jede Generation ihre eigene Aufgabe hat. by Michael Ondaatje. Welcome back. British political activist and author Leonard Woolf spent eight years in Sri Lanka between 1904 and 1912. 1,817 ratings — From the author of The English Patient, we have one of the greatest Sri Lankan novels of all time. published 1997, avg rating 3.90 — Her book, Island of a Thousand Mirrors tells the story of a Sinhala girl and a Tamil girl that surpass the conflict of their cultures. Some travelers are into history and culture, reading all they can about a place before they go. 101 ratings — Culture Trip stands with Black Lives Matter. 1,330 ratings — 178 ratings — A Village in the Jungle tells the story of the hardships and mysteries of life in the tropics. The VOC, also known as the Dutch East India company has influenced much of the history of Sri Lanka and reading about it will help visitors understand a lot of what they see and experience here. 585 ratings — 117 ratings — published 2010, avg rating 3.91 — 159 ratings — 24,179 ratings — If you are coming for a while, you can always go to the Barefoot Gift Shop and buy the books there. Refresh and try again. published 1998, avg rating 3.96 — Error rating book. 5,343 ratings — It minimizes culture shock so things will feel a little bit familiar and getting around will be simpler. The island was stuck in a war for many years, and it was just recently that it ended. This is a great family memoir of a baroque Dutch-Ceylonese family. published 1992, avg rating 3.77 — Discover the teardrop island from the pages of a novel before getting on the plane. published 2003, avg rating 3.80 — published 2008, avg rating 3.75 — 15,498 ratings — Tales of travels to the north of Sri Lanka in the midst of the Tamil crisis are particularly memorable. 38 ratings — Authors Deals PreOrder Sinhala Books Featured Books Children & Teen Books Best Seller Top Rated Books Upcoming Books Latest & Bestseller Books. published 1993, 1 chapters — 1,359 ratings — The Burghers are the mixed descendants of Sri Lankans and foreigners like Dutch, Portuguese and British who still inhabit the island in their own special features and cooking style. published 2002, avg rating 3.68 — Read 1 276 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Contemporary Sri Lankan Fiction Island of a Thousand Mirrors, Nayomi Munaweera This book explores the fates of two families, one Tamil and the other Sinhala, as they straddle opposite sides of Sri Lanka’s long civil war. published 2015, avg rating 3.98 — 750 ratings — Refresh and try again. published 2013, avg rating 4.36 — A purely magical story that is part of the culture, the history and souls of the Sri Lankan people. updated May 13, 2015 06:37PM — 415 ratings — published 1981, avg rating 3.76 — Anil's Ghost book. Purchase books in Sri Lanka. published 2014, avg rating 3.21 — 315 ratings — 110 ratings — 17,181 ratings — published 2007, avg rating 3.90 — The legend of The Ramayana is an epic tale of Rama, who traveled to the teardrop island off the coast of southern India to save his princess bride, Sita. 274 ratings — 284 ratings — Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. published 2014, avg rating 4.16 — published 2012, avg rating 4.05 — published 2012, avg rating 3.94 — published 2010, avg rating 3.83 — Welcome back. Understanding the war is a wonderful way to get to know the people, and will give you knowledge very little visitors have. 324 ratings — Ashok Ferrey tells contemporary stories of modern Sri Lanka. 656 ratings — published 2000, avg rating 4.00 — published 2012, avg rating 3.77 — 914 ratings — 551 ratings — published 2013, avg rating 3.87 — This is one of the all-time favorite Sri Lankan novels. published 2001, avg rating 3.44 — published 2009, avg rating 3.76 — 0 people liked it, 1 chapters — published 2010, avg rating 3.73 — published 2018, avg rating 3.86 — 113,216 ratings — published 1994, avg rating 4.35 — published 2017, avg rating 3.66 — published 2012, avg rating 3.69 — on, 2020-08-04 Rs. Swimming in the Monsoon Sea, Shyam Selvadurai In Woolf in Ceylon, author Christopher Ondaatje tells the story of Leonard’s life and his time in the Sri Lankan jungle. Woolf in Ceylon. Cinnamon and Elephants is a collection of images and illustrations from the Rijksmuseum collection that tell the story of all that happened during the Dutch colonial rule in Sri Lanka. 1,831 ratings — 98 ratings — 467 ratings — Stories of Sri Lankans that come back to the island after years abroad are a dime a dozen, but not all are as wonderful as the ones told by Ferrey. 2,597 ratings — published 2005, avg rating 4.08 — published 2018, avg rating 4.02 — He has lived in Canada since he was a boy and his returns to Colombo inspire the stories in his books. 5,089 ratings — published 2016, avg rating 3.84 — published 2008, avg rating 3.91 — From historic novels to contemporary literature, there is plenty to read about Sri Lanka.