Winds of Sinhala
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| Author | Colin De Silva |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical Fiction, Novel |
| Publisher | Grafton |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | Sri Lanka |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 514 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-586-05648-3 (second edition, paperback) |
The Winds of Sinhala is a historical novel, written by Sri Lankan novelist Colin De Silva, and published in 1982.[1] The story is set in Sri Lanka in the 2nd century BC and is a fictionalized take on the historical events surrounding the Sri Lankan King Dutugemunu's campaign to defeat the foreign Chola King Elara, and reunify Sri Lanka under native rule.