I cannot help but feel a sense of connection with this novel and its timing. I strongly feel that I had to read this novel before going to Sri Lanka.

This work is also a very important insight into the student conflict in Japan.

As a novel, it is very easy to read and I read through it in one sitting. He is indeed a leading Sri Lankan writer.

It was a great piece that gave me another new perspective on Sri Lanka.

I would highly recommend this work.

The book does not simply look at the lives of the people in the sea villages, but also relates the story to larger perspectives such as political economy, civil war, religion, and tsunami damage.

This was a particularly useful reference for me as I am studying Buddhism in Sri Lanka and the issue of religion in Kaimura was of great interest to me.

This book is also very stimulating to think about faith on a living level, which you cannot see just by reading doctrines or history books.

It is also a great opportunity to think about the tsunami damage, recovery from it, and the problems it caused. Sri Lanka is famous as a beach resort, but if you read this book, you will learn about a sea village that you had never imagined. I also live in Hakodate, a port town, so living with the sea is not something I am a stranger to. I believe that many people in Japan can relate to this feeling.

This book is very stimulating to learn about the interesting background of psychicism, which had an occultic and suspicious image, but was actually born out of the industrial revolution and global rationalism. It was also a very gratifying work to learn about Sri Lanka. It was very informative for me as I wanted to know about the Sri Lankan Buddhist Dharmapala and the Theosophical Society.

Don't underestimate it as merely occult. A very real problem looms before you. This is interesting.

His son Merlin strongly rebels against Sawiman, a big capitalist who has risen by exploiting the workers. He says, "Those two are already mentally corrupt. There is no one around who can make their parents' hearts repent after all this time! he confides to his best friend, doctor Alawinda. His rebellion is no longer a domestic issue, but develops into a political movement involving the citizens of Colombo.

The film also depicts these struggles and riots between capitalists and workers. This novel embodies the story of what was happening in Colombo at that time by Wickramasinghe, who used to be a journalist. As we have seen in his trilogy, Wickramasinghe's sensitive psychological portrayal is also evident in this work.

Wickramasinghe's novels are the best guide to the picture of Sri Lanka.