Cyril C. Perera Explained

Cyril C. Perera
Birth Date:3 June 1923
Birth Place:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Death Place:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Language:Sinhalese
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Alma Mater:Colombo Technical College

Cyril C. Perera (3 June 1923 – 4 September 2016) was a Sri Lankan author of Sinhala literature who was well known for his translations of world literature into Sinhalese.[1] His translations included novels, short stories, poems, stage plays, and children's literature.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Perera was born in Colombo and attended various schools there. He studied art, architecture, and building engineering at Colombo Technical College and later joined government service.[1] He worked as a building designer in the Ministry of Health.

Publications

TitleOriginal author Original work
Novels
යුද්ධය හා සාමය Leo TolstoyWar and Peace
පෙමතො ජායති සොකොLeo Tolstoy
මිනිසා ජීවත් වන්නේ කුමකින්ද?Leo TolstoyThe Kreutzer Sonata
මෛත්‍රී කරුණාව Leo Tolstoy
මළ මිනිස්සුNikolai GogolDead Souls
පෙරළුැ නැවුම් පසMikhail SholokovVirgin Soil Upturned
ගැඹුරු මුහුදArthur C. ClarkeThe Deep Range
ධවල තල්මසාගේ කතා පුවත Herman MelvilleMoby-Dick
වෘකයන් අතර නග්නව Bruno ApitzNaked Among Wolves
එමා බෝවාරි Gustav FlaubertMadame Bovary
මහල්ලා සහ මුහුද Ernest HemingwayThe Old Man and the Sea

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veteran Translator Cyril C Perera Passes Away . . 4 September 2016 . 5 September 2016 . 2 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402080140/http://www.asianmirror.lk/news/item/18820-veteran-translator-cyril-c-perera-passes-away . dead .
  2. Web site: Sri Lanka Online Book Shop. Emporium. Godage Book. www.godage.com. 2016-09-05.
  3. Literary Translation means domestication of what is foreign (With special reference to Earnest Hemingway's " The Old Man & the Sea " and its adaptation by Cyril C. Perera. D Thilini. Ferdinando. 1 January 2013. 7 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Potaking Pituwak With Cyril C Perera. chamille zue. 23 May 2011. 7 September 2016. YouTube.
  5. Web site: Sunday Observer Plus - Sundayobserver.lk - Sri Lanka. 7 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160913124450/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/06/08/plus01.asp. 13 September 2016. live.