Shehan Karunatilaka
Sri Lankan writer (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shehan Karunatilaka (born 1975) is a Sri Lankan writer. He grew up in Colombo, studied in New Zealand and has lived and worked in London, Amsterdam and Singapore. His 2010 debut novel Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew won the Commonwealth Book Prize, the DSC Prize, the Gratiaen Prize and was adjudged the second greatest cricket book of all time by Wisden. His third novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Sort of Books, 2022) was announced as the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize on 17 October 2022.[1][2][3]
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Born | 1975 (age 48ā49) Galle, Sri Lanka |
Occupation | Writer, Creative Director |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Education | S. Thomas' Preparatory School; Whanganui Collegiate School; Massey University |
Period | 2000 ā present |
Genre | Novels, children's books, short stories |
Subject | Sri Lankan society |
Notable works | Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew (2010) The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (2022) |
Notable awards | Gratiaen Prize (2008); Commonwealth Book Prize (2012); DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (2012); Booker Prize (2022) |
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