He never wanted to be a burden to anyone, remembers his son, shanik. Sri lanka booksvijitha yapabuy sri lankan books online. At the time of the sri lankan civil war, an army officers routine assignment to pick up a woman informant near jaffna turns into a nightmare when the ltte launch a massive attack in the peninsula targeting the camp at elephant pass. Films 2015 sri lanka the road from elephant pass alimankada. Ironically, it traces the daunting journey of a female ltte informant and an army officer through the teeming jungles of wilpattu. When nihara flicked the pages she too got interested and so a tussle broke out between the two of us to grab and read the book each time we found ourselves free, until. It is now in its 14th edition and was made into a successful film by chandra ratnum, who worked with steven spielberg. The road from elephant pass novel wikimili, the free. He also published the far spent day and the ginirella conspiracy. The book won the prestigious gratiaen prize awarded by michael ondaatje for the best english published in sri lanka.
He won the gratiaen prize for his novel the road from elephant pass which was later made into a film. I had seen it last year in the bookshops in colombo and didnt feel an urge to read it as it was about a sri lankan army officer and a tamil tiger fighter and im not such a. Constituting the nation within patriarchal confines nihal. I have chosen the following five texts to analyse this change over time. Ebook download pdf the road from elephant pass, by. From pallai to colombo through wilpattu jungle form 26 th march 2000 to 3 rd april. Muhammad asif nawaz when i went to sri lanka, i came to know about this book that is rated highly amongst the countrys. It premiered last october in colombia after a twominute silence as a mark of respect to the author, who was. When ratnayakes assignment to detain, protect, and transfer a tiger informant turns haywire because the tigers launch their. I read this book on kindle while traveling through sri lanka. Elephant pass, a novel written about a sinhalese soldier and a tamil rebel. Published in 2003 and winning both the gratiaen and state literary prizes for that year, the book deals with an army officers adventures in his escorting of a supposed ltte informant to. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Both novels undertake a characterization of the rural youth, and at degrees, their social as well as sexual tensions.
Constituting the nation within patriarchal confines. Josephs college, colombo and attended the university of ceylon now university of. The film will be completed by june, 2008 and according to chandran, it is billed for release by august next year. I had seen it last year in the bookshops in colombo and didnt feel an urge to read it as it was about a sri lankan army officer and a tamil tiger fighter and im not such a fan of military stories. He was tragically killed in a landmine explosion at wilpattu national park on may 27, 2006. Credits taprobane pictures written for the screen, produced and directed by chandran rutnam. Edirisinghe translator sinhala translation of the 2003 gratiaen prize winning novel. Josephs college, colombo and attended the university of ceylon now university. The book won the prestigious gratiaen prize awarded by michael ondaatje for the best english published in sri lanka and also the state literary award for the best novel. Artscope online edition of daily news lakehouse newspapers. Brand new 12 th edition direct from publisher in sri lanka. He won the international impac dublin literary award and the gratiaen prize for his novel the road from elephant pass which was later made into a film. When ratnayakes assignment to detain, protect, and transfer a tiger informant turns haywire because the tigers launch their 2000 attack.
An analysis of the novel road from the elephant pass. The author was killed with five of his dearest friday night buddies when the. The director chandran rutnam has done a wonderful job to bringing this story into life. The exciting story of an army captain who has to escort a liberation tigers of. Readers of the road from elephant pass will probably recognize in the novels plot certain elements they have met before in popular english fiction.
The exciting story of an army captain who has to escort a liberation tigers of tamil eelam ltte female terrorist across hostile territory dangerous to both. The road from elephant pass won the gratiaen prize answered questions. Published in 2003 and winning both the gratiaen and state literary prizes for that year, the book deals with an army officers adventures in his escorting of a supposed ltte. A prime example of a page turner, the road from elephant pass takes its readers on a journey, crossing the battlefronts of jaffna, all the way to colombo. Download it ninth house is one of the best fantasy novels ive read in years.
The road from elephant pass which is shown at regal cinema, fort. Arathi, his incomplete manuscript at the time of death, was later published by vijitha yapa publishers. A great insight into the war and also an excellent resource on wildlife and birds in. Muhammad asif nawaz when i went to sri lanka, i came to know about this book that is. The road from elephant pass is a 2008 action thriller film set during the sri. The road from elephant pass was awarded the gratiaen prize and the state literary award for the best sri lankan literary work in english for 2003. Jayantha wannisinghe sri palee campus, university of colombo, sri lanka the. It won the 2003 gratiaen prize for creative writing in english.
Its reading and rereading can bring immense light to some of the ethnic issues underlying the conflict and misunderstandings in sri lanka, and could help bring. Josephs college, colombo and attended the university of ceylon now university of peradeniya, kandy. The exclusivity of sri lankan feminine identity in nihal. The road from elephant pass is a first novel, and like many first novels it has its flaws. Arathi, his incomplete manuscript at the time of death, was later published by vijitha yapa publishers in 2010. Inevitably things go awry and the two spend weeks trekking through the jungles of the wanni. It premiered last october in colombia after a twominute silence as a mark of respect to the. With suranga ranawaka, ashan dias, athula pathirana, kumar mirchandani. Rudyard kiplings the jungle book 1894, leonard woolfs the village in the jungle 19, richard l. I couldnt understand for the life of me why people were raving about the road from elephant pass for me it was a romantic drivel that was too politically correct, completely unrealistic, badly written and an excuse for a little ornithological. Its a two hour film based on an army officer and woman tiger informant journey together. The road from elephant pass sri lanka forum tripadvisor. The story focuses on the themes of war and survival in a complicated relationship, involving characters of different races and from opposing liberation organisations.