The Road from Elephant Pass (novel)
| Author | Nihal De Silva |
|---|---|
| Language | Sinhala and English |
| Genre | Action, adventure, thriller |
| Published | 2003 |
| Publisher | Vijitha Yapa Publications |
| Publication place | Sri Lanka |
| ISBN | 978-955-8095-38-6 |
The Road From Elephant Pass is a novel by Nihal De Silva. It won the 2003 Gratiaen Prize for creative writing in English. The novel was also nominated as a selection for the Sri Lankan Advanced Level Literature examinations. It has been given the themes of war and survival. The book is a great resource for the learning of survival techniques and for handling situations in a complicated relationship. The characters Wasantha and Kamala fall in love even though they belong to completely different races and liberation organisations. The novel was subsequently made into a film with the same name.