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Sri Lanka is one of the most diverse places on
the planet - biologically, culturally and geographically. It
would take a lifetime to truly appreciate this diversity in
full.
Here is an initial selection of some of the books we have found
to be the most illuminating on our journey to a deeper understanding
of this fascinating island, which Marco Polo, and many others
since, have described as the most beautiful in the world.
We will be updating the following selection of recommended titles
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Sri
Lanka Lonely Planet Guide
by Lonely Planet
This is the best guide currently available on the market;
they also have a good website www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/ind/sri.htm.
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Footprint
Guide to Sri Lanka
by Edward Aves
Full coverage of the Island from the highlands to the
lowlands including the recently reopened areas in the
north and east. Has some good maps. |
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Luxe
Sri Lanka
by Luxe City Guides
Cheeky, ultra cute, packed with essential information
and fits into your pocket! However should be bought
in conjunction with one of the above guides. |
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Insight
Map Sri Lanka
by American Map Corporation
Insight Map - a laminated flexi map of Sri Lanka produced
by Insight Guides. |
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The
Rough Guide to Sri Lanka Map
by Rough Guides
These brilliantly clear, accessible and information-packed
maps are printed on waterproof and rip-proof Polyart paper.
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A
History of Sri Lanka
by K.M. de Silva
Standard work of Sri Lanka’s complex history of
ancient, Colonial and post Colonial societies. Traces
the country’s transition from classical Buddhist
society to Modern Asian democracy. |
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An
Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon
by Robert Knox
First printed in 1681, this book is an account of the
author's 20 years imprisonment by the King of Kandy, written
on his return to England. Knox's observations are not
very different from those of modern day travellers. |
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The
Most Dangerous Moment
by Michael Tomlinson
"He considered
the most dangerous moment of the war and the one which
caused him the greatest alarm was when the news was received
that the Japanese fleet was heading for Ceylon and the
naval base there". |
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Living
in Sri Lanka
by Turtle Bunbury / James Fennell
Photographs and accompanying text of some of Sri Lanka’s
most beautiful houses, villas and hotels illustrating
the country’s unique contribution to modern interior
design. |
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Tropical
Houses - Living in a Natural Paradise
by Tim Street Porterl
Not just a pretty read, beautifully photographed and leaves
you with plenty of ideas to take on board. One of the
pleasures of living in the tropics as an awakening of
the senses that brings us closer to nature. |
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Asian
Elements
by Jane Edwards / Andrew Wood
Interior design books that incorporate many ideas from
Sri Lanka, the author looks at 5 key Asian elements Air,
Earth, Water, Fire and Wood. |
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Elephant
and Ice
by Rienzi W. G Crusz
A most articulate poetry, with a fascinating sense
of where you come from and where to go. |
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Modern
Sri Lankan Poetry: An Anthology
by Sri Satguru Publications
Recent anthology featuring Jean Arasanayagam, Patrick
Fernando, Yasmine Gooneratne, Anne Ranasinghe and Lakdasa
Wikkramasinha. |
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China Bay Blues
by Afdhel Aziz
Enter a world of heat lighting and jazz, old radios and secret songs, the conversations that lovers have in the moments before dawn. The poet draws on the rich imagery of his home Sri Lanka to create poems of simple intimacy, capturing the lush beauty of the country, as well as its darker sides. |
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Geoffrey
Bawa
by David Robson
A fitting tribute to Sri Lanka's most prominent architect. |
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An
Invisible Spectator
by Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno
Biography of Paul Bowles, a former owner of Taprobane Island.
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Woolf
in Ceylon: An Imperial Journey in the Shadow of Leonard Woolf,
1904-1911
by Christopher Ondaatje |
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Tropical
Houses
by Tim Street Porter
Leading photographer’s selection of the world’s
most beautiful tropical houses which includes Taprobane, The
Sun House and The Beach House in Tangalle. |
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Costumes
of Sri Lanka
by K.D.G.Wimalartne
Traces the development and evolution of Sri Lankan costumes
from 6th Century BC . Beautifully illustrated. |
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British
Period Architecture in Sri Lanka
by Lakshman Alwis
A comprehensive study of Britain’s architectural legacy
to Sri Lanka. |
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Funny
Boy
by Shyam Selvadurai
Semi autobiographical novel- follows the life of a family through
the writer's eyes as he struggles to come to terms with his
homosexuality and with the racism of the society in which he
lives- repeating with quiet conviction that the human condition
can, in spite of everything, be joyful. |
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Monkfish
Moon
by Romesh Gunasekera
A collection of short stories - behind the tropic lushness of
spice gardens, flame trees and frangipani, violence and viciousness
hides. |
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Reef
by Romesh Gunasekera
Short listed for the Booker prize in 1994, Reef is a love story
set in a spoiled paradise, naive and knowing, fearful and brave,
the voice of a boy becoming a man in a world stumbling to the
brink of chaos. |
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