Wijenaike, Punyakanthi (1935–)
Wijenaike, Punyakanthi (1935–)
Sri Lankan novelist and short-story writer. Born 1935 in Sri Lanka.
Works include The Third Woman and Other Stories (1963), The Waiting Earth (1966), Giraya (1971), The Rebel (1979), Way of Life (1987), Amulet (1994) and An Enemy Within (1998); also published stories in Sri Lankan English-language journals and newspapers.
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