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Romesh Gunesekera on reading and evaluating for the International Booker Prize-2024)
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Romesh Gunesekera is on Harshaneeyam talking about evaluating the International Booker Prize - 2024 and his journey as a reader and writer.
Romesh Gunesekera was born in Colombo and lives in London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is currently judging the 2024 International Booker Prize.
(00:00) Introduction to Ramesh Bhunasekara and His Literary Journey
(01:16) The Beginnings of a Reader Turned Writer
(07:38) The Evolution of a Writer: From Reader to International Author
(09:53) Diving Deep into 'Reef': A Booker Prize Journey
(16:12) The Art and Impact of Translation in Literature
(18:54) Inside the International Booker Prize 2024: A Judge's Perspective
(28:09) Reflecting on the Magic of Writing and Reading
33:58 Ramesh Bhunasekara's Current Literary EndeavorsHe is internationally acclaimed for fiction that explores the key themes of our times — political, ecological, and economic — through novels and stories of wide appeal. His fiction over the years includes Reef, shortlisted for the Booker prize in 1994, The Match. and Noontide Toll. His most recent novel, Suncatcher, returns to an earlier era in Sri Lanka and is a story of divided loyalties and endangered friendships in the turbulent 1960s.He has chaired the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the Gratiaen Prize in Sri Lanka. .He has taught creative writing and run workshops around the world. He is also the co-author of the Writers’ & Artists’ Companion to Novel Writing.
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Manage episode 413210284 series 2811355
Romesh Gunesekera is on Harshaneeyam talking about evaluating the International Booker Prize - 2024 and his journey as a reader and writer.
Romesh Gunesekera was born in Colombo and lives in London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is currently judging the 2024 International Booker Prize.
(00:00) Introduction to Ramesh Bhunasekara and His Literary Journey
(01:16) The Beginnings of a Reader Turned Writer
(07:38) The Evolution of a Writer: From Reader to International Author
(09:53) Diving Deep into 'Reef': A Booker Prize Journey
(16:12) The Art and Impact of Translation in Literature
(18:54) Inside the International Booker Prize 2024: A Judge's Perspective
(28:09) Reflecting on the Magic of Writing and Reading
33:58 Ramesh Bhunasekara's Current Literary EndeavorsHe is internationally acclaimed for fiction that explores the key themes of our times — political, ecological, and economic — through novels and stories of wide appeal. His fiction over the years includes Reef, shortlisted for the Booker prize in 1994, The Match. and Noontide Toll. His most recent novel, Suncatcher, returns to an earlier era in Sri Lanka and is a story of divided loyalties and endangered friendships in the turbulent 1960s.He has chaired the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the Gratiaen Prize in Sri Lanka. .He has taught creative writing and run workshops around the world. He is also the co-author of the Writers’ & Artists’ Companion to Novel Writing.
* For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the link given below.
https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/feedback
Harshaneeyam on Spotify App –https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onspot
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***Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Interviewees in interviews conducted by Harshaneeyam Podcast are those of the Interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Harshaneeyam Podcast. Any content provided by Interviewees is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.
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