Books in Abundance Paris has her bouquinistes, the used and antiquarian book vendors lining the banks of the Seine, and London has its alleyway of rare book sellers by Leicester Square Station. The equivalent in Colombo are the seven wayside
Chathuri Dissanayake, Reporter Colombo’s secondhand bookshops, most of which are clustered on a small stretch of road in the heart of the city, may have to relocate when a major government development project in the area nears completion. COLOMBO, SRI
‘Booked’ for life! By Smriti Daniel Deen the Bookman knows his books – they’re stacked around him in neat piles and he makes it a point to know them well enough to be able to match readers to a read
The row of second hand books located on D.R.Wijewardena Mawatha in Colombo have been, for many years, a big draw for those of us who love books and are on the lookout for a good bargain. Recently I paid a
A book for everyone! They’re three of a kind, but which is the best? Our new column has us traipsing across Colombo in pursuit of our favourite things. We’re talking food and drink, massages and clothes, essential services and places
By Raisa Wickrematunge Photos by Gazala Anver/Pavithra Jovan de Mello There is nothing quite like the feeling of picking up a book and getting lost in its pages. Before e-books and television, it was books that engaged people, and introduced
What is dark and full of terrors? Clearly Colombo’s old bookshops. Aisha and I discovered this the hard way when I noticed a few roaches running about while we probed one staircase bookstore near Maradana. If you’re Ned Stark scouring
A weekly look at Sri Lanka for Jetwing by Royston Ellis Welcome to Jetwingers around the world to this week’s issue of my regular Jetwing newsletter about Sri Lanka. A wall of booksIf you want a cheap guide book about
The thrill of a book David Stephens roams around some second hand bookshops, Pics by Aamina Nizar Books are gradually beginning to lose their magical hold over people. Although at first this might seem like an extremely sweeping and highly
HERITAGE SERIES [PART ONE] Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentine master of short stories, likened the universe to an infinite library, an endless beehive-like space. ‘Twenty bookshelves’, Borges wrote, ‘five to each side, line four of the hexagon’s six sides; the