Nihal De Silva

Nihal De Silva
Died28 May 2006
Willpattu National Park
NationalitySri Lankan
CitizenshipSri Lanka
Alma materUniversity of Peradeniya (Kandy)
GenreFiction
SubjectWar
Notable worksThe Road from Elephant Pass (novel),

The Far Spent Day,

The Ginirella Conspiracy
Notable awardsGratiaen Prize
(2003)

Nihal De Silva (19?? – 28 May 2006) was a Sri Lankan novelist. He won the Gratiaen Prize for his novel The Road From Elephant Pass[1] which was later made into a film. He also published The Far Spent Day and The Ginirella Conspiracy.[2]

  1. ^ "The Gratiaen Prize 1993–2007". gratiaen.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Jayawardena, Elmo."In Memoriam – Nihal de Silva". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)