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The following is a list of Sri Lankan writers of all types. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The Scholarship Examination (also known as the Grade 5 exam) is a highly competitive Sri Lankan examination first introduced in 1947, [1] conducted by the Department of Examinations of the Ministry of Education. It is optional for students to undertake it during the final year of primary school (Grade 5; usually aged 9–10). Based on the ...
Harcourt, Brace & World only existed between 1960 and 1970. The name Harcourt, Brace & World was used on books that were copyrighted as early as 1931, if not before. [6] [note 1] [7] By 1960, Harcourt Brace led the market in high school textbook publishing, but had little presence in the elementary school market.
Funny Boy is a coming-of-age novel by Sri Lankan-Canadian author Shyam Selvadurai.First published by McClelland and Stewart in September 1994, the novel won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction and the Books in Canada First Novel Award.
The State Literary Award is a set of annual literary prizes by the Government of Sri Lanka under several categories. The awards cover fiction, poetry, translations, songs and cover designs. Works from Sinhala, Tamil and English language are reviewed. [1]
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the 2022 Booker Prize with his novel The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida. The writer was praised by judges for the “scope and the skill, the daring ...
Romesh Gunesekera FRSL (born 1954) is a Sri Lankan-born British author, [1] who was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for his novel Reef in 1994. [2] He has judged a number of literary prizes and was Chair of the judges of Commonwealth Short Story Prize competition for 2015.
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960 - 1965, 1970 - 1977, 1994 - 2000) - world's first non-hereditary female head of government in modern history: Thalatha Atukorale [12] Politician, Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka: Rosy Senanayake: Politician, Mayor of Colombo, Mrs. World 1984