Colombo: A Novel by Carl Muller Sri Lankan Literature

Colombo: A Novel by Carl Muller Sri Lankan LiteratureCarl Muller begins his quasi fictional portrait of his beautiful, war torn city by describing the great battles fought over it European colonizers.. In AD 1505, a Portuguese fleet blown off course took shelter in Galle, overthrew the local Kings, fortified Colombo and decided to stay. The Dutch came along, ousted the Portuguese, made Colombo their capital and ruled till British arrived and sent them packing. Muller intersperses the tales of the past

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"A beautifully crafted collection of heartfelt

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