K. Jayatillake
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Kaluachchigamage Jayatillake (Sinhala:කේ.ජයතිලක) (27 June 1926 - 14 September 2011) (known as K.Jayatillake) is a Sinhala
novelist and literary critic
. He was born in Kannimahara, Gampha district, Sri Lanka
and was a contemporary of Mahagama Sekara
having studied in the same school. He is married to Sumana Jayatillake and is the father of four children.
K Jayatilake is one of Sri Lanka's topmost creative writers of the modern period of Sinhala literature. Using his close observations of village life, Jayatilake was a pioneer in the Sinhalese realistic novel. His first creative work, Punaruppattiya, a collection of short stories published in 1955, was well received. His award-winning novel and acknowledged masterpiece, Charitha Thunak, published in 1963, begins with a scene of peasants working in the field, evoking the intimate relationship between the villager and the earth. In this and other novels, Jayatilake reminds us also of the close-knit society of the village that is guided by common values.
Sinhalese people
The Sinhalese are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group,forming the majority of Sri Lanka,constituting 74% of the Sri Lankan population.They number approximately 15 million worldwide.The Sinhalese identity is based on language, heritage and religion. The Sinhalese speak Sinhala, an Indo-Aryan language and the...
novelist and literary critic
Critic
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. He was born in Kannimahara, Gampha district, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and was a contemporary of Mahagama Sekara
Mahagama Sekara
Mahagama Sekara is one of Sri Lanka's well known poets and was a significant figure in Sinhalese poetry. He was also a teacher, lyricist, playwright, novelist, artist, translator and a filmmaker. Sekera is best remembered as a poet and songwriter with several of his works even becoming popular...
having studied in the same school. He is married to Sumana Jayatillake and is the father of four children.
K Jayatilake is one of Sri Lanka's topmost creative writers of the modern period of Sinhala literature. Using his close observations of village life, Jayatilake was a pioneer in the Sinhalese realistic novel. His first creative work, Punaruppattiya, a collection of short stories published in 1955, was well received. His award-winning novel and acknowledged masterpiece, Charitha Thunak, published in 1963, begins with a scene of peasants working in the field, evoking the intimate relationship between the villager and the earth. In this and other novels, Jayatilake reminds us also of the close-knit society of the village that is guided by common values.
Works
- Parajithayo
- Charitha Thunak
- Punchirala
- Punchiralage Maranaya
- Rajapakshe Walawwa
- Pitha Maha
- Piya Saha Puththu
- Aprasanna Kathawa
- Adishtana
- Kalo Ayanthe
- Maya Maliga
- Manahkalpita Vartavak Hevath Ardha Navakatavak
- Mahallekuge Prema Katavak
- Ekage Avurudhdha
- Vajira Pabbatha