Romesh Gunesekera is internationally acclaimed for his novels and short stories, including the Booker Prize-shortlisted novel, Reef and Noontide Toll, a cycle of linked stories published in 2014, that captured a vital moment in post-war Sri Lanka. His latest novel, Suncatcher (shortlisted for the 2020 Jhalak Prize), returns to an earlier era and a story of divided loyalties and endangered friendship in the turbulent 1960s. It is now available in paperback and as an audiobook. Born in Sri Lanka, he also lived in the Philippines before coming to Britain. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Romesh Gunesekera
Original Series
The family
Romesh Gunesekera discovers a family secret when visiting his father's factory in Sri Lanka.
5th August 2021
Romesh Gunesekera
Romesh Gunesekera is internationally acclaimed for his novels and short stories, including the Booker-shortlisted Reef and Noontide Toll.
Image credit: Romesh Gunesekera by Marzena Pogorzaly