Dawson Preethi | වචන ටැක්සි

  "All their many differences aside, one of the most intriguing messages of both Alain Badiou’s and Slavoj Žižek’s philosophy is that, although we live in a world in which our course is fundamentally determined by our biological constitution and social arrangements, it can nevertheless occasionally happen that we are given the chance to perform an act of genuine freedom; an act, to paraphrase Badiou, in which what we do might exceed what we are." -Mads Peter Karlsen The Grace of Materialism

  A review by Namadee Shakya on The Basis The Basis is indeed a masterpiece. Mathematics, quantum physics, Buddhism, fiction, it has got it all. The story takes you through an exciting experience from the very beginning to the very end. That is what I love the most about this book. It never gets boring. The basis revolves around an amazing story that alternates between fantasy and reality. In Tarantinoland, the city in which the story takes place, is almost like a modern Sri Lanka. A dystopian society in the midst of a war, where the rule of law and social ethics deteriorate and people are unexpectedly murdered.One day, a person comes to meet Mr. Lankathilaka, who lives in this city, asking him to be a ghostwriter. to write a story about a parliament bombing. But he warns him that what he writes will exactly happen in the real world. Lankathilaka is terrified by this proposal but yet isn’t ready to let go of the 4 million dollars he has been offered to complete the book. And meanwh...