Evolution of a city, now as a coffee-table book
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The Great Days of Colombo by Asiff Hussein tells the story of how Colombo originated from very humble beginnings as a simple Moorish port to become what it is today, a bustling city full of life and colour. The evolution of the city is traced in much detail in this vividly illustrated coffee-table book and its rich history described replete with stories of war and pillage that followed in the wake of European colonialism then succeeded by its rapid rise under Western domination.
Colombo was, in a sense, a meeting point of East and West, a melting pot which attracted peoples of many nations. The Great Days of Colombo is in short the story of a modern nation in the making.
Besides the city as a whole, the book focuses on each zone of Colombo dedicating a chapter to each, covering the growth and evolution of that particular zone over time. Among other things, it traces the origins of place names and street names and covers the main landmarks of each zone as well as businesses and prominent residences. Boxed portions in each chapter bring out the most interesting facts and facets of Colombo.
The work is illustrated with over 800 rare, vintage monochrome and colour photographs by photographers Clarence Morang, Stephen Owens and Dominic Sansoni, sketches, paintings and artists’ impressions.
Published by Neptune Publications (Pvt.) Ltd., the book is priced at Rs 7000.
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