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Abstract
The Sri Lankan campus novel in English has taken on many guises after Ediriweera Sarachchandra's pioneering work Curfew and a Full Moon. Arguing that the Sri Lankan version differs considerably from the campus novel that emerged in the West, this essay analyses three representative texts to show how authors have adapted this subgenre to accommodate differing attitudes to the university and the socio-historical forces that have shaped campus life in Sri Lanka since its inception. White assessing the strengths and limitations of these texts, the essay briefly speculates on the possible future directions this sub-genre could take in the island.