W. A. Silva

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W.A.Silva
W.A.Silva
Born	January 16, 1890(1890-01-16) Wellawatte, Sri Lanka
Died	May 3, 1957 (aged 67) Wellawatte, Sri Lanka

W. A. Silva (January 16, 1890 – May 3, 1957) was a best selling author of Sinhala literature. Wellawattearachchige Abraham Silva was born in Wellawatte, Colombo.^{[citation needed]} After receiving a formal Sinhala education, he wrote his first novel, "Siriyalatha", at the age of 17.^{[citation needed]}

After studying Sanskrit and Sinhala under Pelane Sri Vajiragnana Thero and reading world literature in his spare time while working as a clerk, Silva wrote Lakshmi, his second novel, in 1922.^{[citation needed]} He continued to write popular novels and short story collections. Several of his novels include Kalae Handa (the first Sinhala novel to be made a movie) and Hingana Kolla, which was also made into a movie.

Silva edited the Siri Sara (1919-1923) and Nuwana (1940-1946) magazines, as well as a weekly newspaper, Lanka Samaya (1933).^{[citation needed]} After his death, High Street in Wellawatte was renamed W. A. Silva Mawatha in his honour.^{[citation needed]}