''Yuganthaya'' ( Sinhala: යුගාන්තය "The End of an Era" or "Destiny") is a novel by

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

n writer

Martin Wickremasinghe Lama Hewage Don Martin Wickramasinghe, (commonly known as Martin Wickramasinghe) () (29 May 1890 – 23 July 1976) was a Sri Lankan journalist and author. His books have been translated into several different languages. Martin Wickramasinghe ...

which was first published in 1949. It is the third and last part of Wickramasinghe's trilogy that began with '' Gamperaliya'' and was followed by '' Kaliyugaya''. The novel was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1983 by

Lester James Peries Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries (Sinhala language, Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාභිමාන්‍ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director, ...

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1949 novels Sri Lankan historical novels Novels set in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan novels adapted into films Novels by Martin Wickramasinghe {{1940s-hist-novel-stub