K. Jayatillake
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Kaluarachige Jayathilaka | |
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| Born | Kaluachchigamage Jayathilaka 27 June 1926 Kannimahara, Gampaha, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 14 September 2011 (aged 85) |
| Education | Kirindiwela M.M.V. School |
| Occupation | Author |
| Years active | 1955–2011 |
| Spouse | Sumana Jayatillake |
| Awards | Sahitya Ratna Literary Award |
Kaluachchigamage Jayatillake (Sinhala: කේ.ජයතිලක; 27 June 1926 – 14 September 2011), known as K. Jayatillake, was a Sinhala novelist and literary critic. He was born in Kannimahara, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka and was a contemporary of Mahagama Sekara having studied in the same school. He married Sumana Jayatillake and was the father of four children.
Jayathilaka's first creative work, Punaruppattiya,[1] a collection of short stories published in 1955, which was well received. His award-winning novel, Charitha Thunak,[2] published in 1963, begins with a scene of peasants working in the field, evoking the intimate relationship between the villager and the earth.
Books
[edit]- Parajithayo
- Charitha Thunak
- Punchirala
- Punchiralage Maranaya
- Rajapakshe Walawwa
- Pitha Maha
- Piya Saha Puththu
- Aprasanna Kathawa
- Adishtana
- Kalo Ayanthe
- Maya Maliga
- Manahkalpitha Vartavak Hevath Ardha Navakatavak
- Mahallekuge Prema Katavak
- Mathu Sambandai
- Ekagei Avurudhdha
- Vajira Pabbatha
- Katu Saha Mal
- Diyaniya Apasu Yai
- Punaruthpaththiya
- Delowata Nathi Aya
- අතීරණය
References
[edit]- ↑ "පුනරුත්පත්තිය". Bookfair. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ↑ "චරිත තුනක්". Bookfair. Retrieved 2026-06-21.