Thursday, April 7, 2022

A review by Namadee Shakya on The Basis

 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 meanwhile, a parallel story goes around another writer, Mr. Ghananatha. A woman comes to his house and threatens him, saying he has written her real-life story in a book without her permission. Which is a lie, according to Ghannatha, who swears he has never seen this lady before. And this lady claims she had to die in the exact way the character in the book dies while she is standing in front of Ghananatha alive! This leads to a theory of parallel universes explained by string theory.


String theory is a theoretical framework in which the point-like particles of particle physics are replaced by one-dimensional objects called strings. String theory describes how these strings propagate through space and interact with each other. And Mr. Dawson Preethi cleverly matches the string theory with the Buddhist theory of 31 planes of existence, including Ruupa loka, Sura Asura Loka, Deva Loka, and so on.The full story is divided into three main parts: Kama Loka, Rupa Loka, and Arupa Loka.


This is one of the best sci-fi books I have read, and it is really surprising to know that the writer is a Sri Lankan. The "inception" kind of flow makes it even better and still hasn’t failed to make it comprehensible. And the plot is mind-blowing! I think anyone who is interested in sci-fi stories would love this intellectual masterpiece.


A review by Namadee Shakya

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