Madol Doova

Madol Doova

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name = Madol Doova
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author = Martin Wickremasinghe
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country = Sri Lanka
language = Sinhala
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genre = Children's literature
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release_date = 1947
media_type = Print (paperback)
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Madol Doova (Sinhala, "Mangrove Island") is a children's novel written by Sri Lankan writer Martin Wickremasinghe and first published in 1947.

The book recounts the misadventures of Upali Giniwella and his friends in the Southern coast of Sri Lanka during the 1890s. It is separated into several episodes.

The novel was made into a movie in 1976 by Lester James Peries.


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