Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- In the past few decades, some of the authentic English writers such as, Michael Ondaatje, Shyam Selvadurai, Nayomi Munaweera, Shehan Karunatilaka and a few others have produced some gems of books in English that have earned global praise and given a dimension to Sri Lankan English literature.
Contrary to this, although English to Sinhala translations are quite a common practise in the Sri Lankan literary scene, we seldom see Sinhala to English translations.
Sometimes, translating one language into another could be much more complicated than writing an original story because it is a process of transmitting intentions, feelings and implicit messages while respecting the subtleties, idiosyncrasies and the inherent beaut...