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Romesh Gunesekera was born on 1954 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan-born British author. Discover Romesh Gunesekera's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Occupation Novelist
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Birthplace Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Romesh Gunesekera Net Worth

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1948

His first book, Monkfish Moon, a collection of short stories reflecting the ethnic and political tensions that have threatened Sri Lanka since independence in 1948, was published in 1992, and was shortlisted for several prizes.

1954

Romesh Gunesekera FRSL (born 1954) is a Sri Lankan-born British author, who was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for his novel Reef in 1994.

Born in Colombo to a Sinhalese Christian family in 1954, Romesh Gunesekera grew up in Sri Lanka and the Philippines, where his father was a founder of the Asian Development Bank, and moved to England in 1971 and currently lives in London.

1994

His 1994 novel Reef was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Gunesekera travels widely for festivals, workshops and British Council tours.

He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Asia House Festival of Asian Literature.

He is currently one of the writers-in-residence for the charity First Story.

He also has a short story related to the theme of animal poaching.

2013

He was a judge for a number of literary prizes, such as the Caine Prize for African Writing, the David Cohen Prize for Literature, the Forward Prize for Poetry and most recently the Granta 2013 list of the Best of Young British Novelists.

For four years, until 2013, he was on the Council of the Royal Society of Literature.

He is married with two daughters.

2015

He has judged a number of literary prizes and was Chair of the judges of Commonwealth Short Story Prize competition for 2015.

He chaired the board of judges of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize competition.

He has been a Guest Director at the Cheltenham Festival, an Associate Tutor at Goldsmiths College and on the Board of the Arvon Foundation.

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