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Nihal De Silva
Sri Lankan novelist
Nihal De Silva | |
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Died | 28 May 2006 Willpattu National Park |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Citizenship | Sri Lanka |
Alma mater | University of Peradeniya (Kandy) |
Genre | Fiction |
Subject | War |
Notable works | The Road from Elephant Pass (novel), The Far Spent Day, The Ginirella Conspiracy |
Notable awards | Gratiaen Prize (2003) |
Nihal De Silva (19??
– 28 May 2006) was a Sri Lankan novelist. He won the Gratiaen Prize for his novel The Road From Elephant Pass[1] which was later made into a film. He also published The Far Spent Day and The Ginirella Conspiracy.[2]
Early life
De Silva was educated at St.
Joseph's College, Colombo and attended the University of Ceylon (now University of Peradeniya, Kandy).
Indo-persian artLater he went into building his own water-purifying business supplying bottled mineral water. He lived in Colombo with his wife Shirlene and his two children, Shanik and Shamal.
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