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Gamperaliya ( The Transformation of a Village) is a novel written by Sri Lankan writer Martin Wickremasinghe and first published in 1944.
One of his most famous works, the book depicts the breakup of traditional village life due to the impact of modernisation. The gradual subversion of the traditional economic and social structure of the village by the commercial culture of the city is portrayed through the story of an aristocratic family in a southern village. The novel has been widely praised for its realism in depicting Sinhala rural life and is considered an important work of Sri Lankan literature.
The novel was made into a movie in 1964 by Lester James Peries.
Gamperaliya is a 1963 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries; it was adapted from the novel Gamperaliya by Martin Wickramasinghe. The film was groundbreaking in Sinhala cinema shot entirely outside of a studio using one lamp and hand held lights for lighting. The movie exemplifies Peries's use of family tensions to symbolize wider issues.
The film was internationally acclaimed, receiving the Golden Peacock at the International Film Festival of India and the Golden Head of Palenque in Mexico. The film won the Best Director and Best Film awards at the 1965 Sarasaviya Film Festival. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. It was shown in Cannes Film festival in May 2008 under the French title Changement au village. Subsequently it went out on general release in French cinemas.
Gamperaliya may refer to:
- Gamperaliya (novel), a novel by Martin Wickremasinghe
- Gamperaliya (film), a 1963 Sri Lankan drama film