Romesh Gunesekera
Romesh Gunesekera | |
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Romesh Gunesekera at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2012 | |
| Born | August 1954 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan-born British |
| Notable works | Reef (1994); The Match (2006) |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature UK, Sri Lanka Ranjana National Honour |
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. He has judged a number of literary prizes and was Chair of the judges of Commonwealth Short Story Prize competition for 2015.