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Celebrate the Sinhalese New Year (usually April 13 or 14) with these excellent books!
Celebrate Sri Lankan voices this Sri Lankan New Year with a curated collection of powerful stories and vibrant perspectives. All titles and more are available to read now on UC Berkeley’s OverDrive!
Discover two acclaimed Sri Lankan novels—The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, and A Passage North, a Booker-shortlisted gem:
Shehan Karunatilaka
Anuk Arudpragasam
Explore more Sri Lankan stories—from fiction to poetry—celebrating culture, resilience, and identity:
V. V. Ganeshananthan
Hasanthika Sirisena
Shyam Selvadurai
Amanda Jayatissa
Akil Kumarasamy
Sophia Thakur