Romesh Gunesekera
Romesh Gunesekera
Romesh Gunesekera FRSLis a Sri Lankan-born British author, who was a finalist in the Man Booker Prize for his novel Reef in 1994. He is currently the Chair of the Judges of Commonwealth Short Story Prize competition for 2015...
NationalitySri Lankan
ProfessionAuthor
understanding
Writing is incredibly important to me as a way of handling the world, understanding how it works.
With 'Noontide Toll', I wanted to cater to a single story but also collectively more than a single story.
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At 16, I started reading trashy stuff, anything slightly naughty and risque.
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Whether we live in Sri Lanka or Malaysia or India, the U.K. or the U.S., we face similar issues of understanding, remembering the past that has made us and seeing the future we want.