SRI LANKA TRAVEL NOTES

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

RODNEY WIDANAPATHIRANA IS A JOURNALIST, FORMER EDITOR OF THE SINHALA WEEKLY THARUNAYA, FILM MAKER AND TRAVEL WRITER. HE HAS TRAVELLED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT SRI LANKA, ENGAGED IN MAKING OVER 200 TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES AND TEN TELEDRAMAS. HE IS CURRENTLY ON THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE DAILY LANKADEEPA NEWSPAPER. HIS MOST RECENT FILM IS "A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY," A FEATURE. "TRAVEL NOTES" IS THE RESULT OF OVER FIFTEEN YEARS OF TRAVEL JOURNALISM AND COVERS MANY EXOTIC LOCATIONS.

ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR:

GAMINI AKMEEMANA IS CURRENTLY WORKING AS THE ARTS WRITER FOR THE DAILY MIRROR. HE HAS WORKED IN FIELDS AS DIVERSE AS PHOTOJOURNALISM, DRAMA AND FICTION WRITING. HE'S THE AUTHOR OF FOUR NOVELS AND WAS AWARDED THE GRATIAEN AWARD FOR ENGLISH FICTION IN 1996.