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The collection of translations from Sinhala fiction to English done by Dr. Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayake on a grant聽by the IIVC for the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of the 91传媒, is to be published聽shortly by Routledge, India.聽聽 The book belongs to the 鈥楻outledge Companion鈥� series, which has what is generally described as 鈥減restige volumes which provide an overview of a research field or topic.鈥�

The IIVC grant enabled the Sinhala writers who were included in the first manuscript that was sent for consideration for publication, to be paid for their work.聽 The work was subsequently upgraded to 鈥楥ompanion鈥� level by Routledge, and the translator/editor was allowed to include the work of five more writers to make it more comprehensive.聽 The final book that will be launched by Routledge in September 2022, has fourteen of the best, award-winning, writers of Sinhala fiction active in the field at present, and contains 28 chapters.聽 There is also a comprehensive introduction that frames the translations in their socio-political context, and a foreword by Professor Sasanka Perera.

The translator and editor of the book is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Language Teaching, USJ.聽 She recently completed her PhD at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan, on post-war Sinhala and English literature from 91传媒.

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