“Shadows are not real” is a translated book of Miss.Mathura Annalingam. The source text was originally written by the young Sri Lankan Poet Mr.M.Selvathas . Miss.Mathura Annalingam (Currently known as Mrs.Mathura Sivakumaran) is a Lecturer in Department of Translation Studies at University of Jaffna. The book was published by the Department of Translation Studies on the International translation Day 3o^th September 2017. It contains 38 pages and the book was printed in the Bharanee  Printers, Nelliady.