The narration then shifts to first person and the reader meets Aravinda. Siridasa tells him of the final days of Aravinda and gives him a book which appeared to be the Aravinda's diary.
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Sammy is grief stricken to hear the death of Aravinda at a relatively young age. He shares Aravinda's passion of metaphysics, ancient lore and alchemy. Sammy is interested in mysticism and occultism which compelled him to travel India. Siridasa and his wife, Sarojini welcome Sammy and relays him the news of Aravinda's death. The novel starts with Sammy, a common friend of Aravinda Jayasena and Siridasa Jayasena, visiting Siridasa. The narration resembles that of Lockwood in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. The novel is presented through Sammy, a friend of Aravinda's cousin Siridasa.
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Sarojini, Menaka, Bathee, Siridasa are the other prominent characters in the novel. It exhibits the influences of Existentialism on Wickramasinghe specially through the character of Lokusuriya, the retired postmaster. Viragaya is considered one of the best novels of the writer.
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The novel was made into a movie in 1987 by Tissa Abeysekera. Viragaya is considered as the first Sinhala novel which was completely translated and published in the French language. It was later translated into the Tamil language in 1992 and French in 1995.
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The story is based on a virtuous character called Aravinda, a Sinhalese youth raised in a traditional Buddhist family in the South.įirst published in 1956 in Sinhala, the novel was translated into English language in 1985 by Professor Ashley Halpe, under the title The Way of the Lotus. The novel is considered an outstanding work in modern Sinhalese fiction due to the significance of its theme and the sophistication of its technique. Viragaya ( Devoid of Passions) is a 1956 novel written by Martin Wickremasinghe.