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| Shehan Karunatilaka from wikipedia |
The book 'Chinaman' won overall commonwealth book price. Author Shehan Karunatilaka is a Sri Lankan. He wrote something cool, and got an award. Very cool. This is not everyday news in Sri Lanka. Hence worth a post and a RT/Share from you.
Michael Ondaatje is a Sri Lankan born Canadian novelist. In 2008, Christine, a dear Canadian friend of mine, gave me a copy of "Running in the family" and made a statement with a sparkle in her eye.
"Ondaatje is THE national literature asset of Canada"
I can still remember her smile.
I downloaded sample of Chinaman on Kindle. I read it like a breeze. Now I am in dilemma whether to buy hardcopy or kindle version. It's nice to see a Sri Lankan doing good on books, enjoying and getting heard.
I am smiling. With a sparkle in my eye.
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