Kaliyugaya (novel)
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1957 novel by Martin Wickremasinghe
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| Author | Martin Wickremasinghe |
|---|---|
| Language | Sinhala |
| Genre | Historical novel |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Publication place | Sri Lanka |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Preceded by | Gamperaliya |
| Followed by | Yuganthaya |
Kaliyugaya (Sinhala, Age of Darkness ) is a novel written by Sinhala writer Martin Wickremasinghe and first published in 1957. It is the second book of Wickremasinghe's trilogy that started with Gamperaliya - transformation of a village . The final book, published in 1983, of the trilogy is Yuganthaya (culmination of the era).
It was adapted into a movie by Lester James Peries in 1981.
The story follows the events of Wickramasinghe's novel Gamperaliya and depicts the lives of Nanda and Piyal after their marriage and their children.
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