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A magical world of books – Text and pix: Mahil Wijesinghe Step into the Gamini Hall bookshops wedged among the giant trees at D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha and quench your thirst for reading An array of bookshops along D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha Source:Sunday Observer September is considered a literary month in Sri Lanka. Authors are awarded, volumes of new books published and mega book exhibitions organised to celebrate the month. The ten-day long Colombo International Book Fair at the BMICH opened on September 18. However, this year, the book fair is held under strict health regulations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the good old days, the Gamini Theatre Hall in Maradana was a popular spot among filmgoers in the Colombo city. But today, it’s no more. Instead the area is popular among bookworms in the city – the Gamini Hall bookshops, comprising a cluster of second hand bookshops located at D.R. Wijewardene ...