Madhubahashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka
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Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka is a Sri Lankan academic and author. Her novel There is Something I Have to Tell You won the Gratiaen Prize in 2011.[1] She is the Head of English Language at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.[2]
Early life
[edit]Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayake is the daughter of Professor Emeritus J. B. Disanayaka.[3] She was educated at Ladies' College, Colombo[4] and went on to gain a BA at the University of Allahabad and won a Fulbright scholarship to study for a Masters in American and English Literature at the New York University.
Works
[edit]The works she has authored include;
- Novels
- There is Something I have to Tell You[5]
- Short stories
- Driftwood (State Literary Award 1990)
- Tales of Shades and Shadow (Shortlist, Gratiaen Prize, 2001)
- A strange Tale of Love (Shortlist. Gratiaen Prize, 2004)
- Radio plays
- Voices from Afar
- Children's stories
- Raththa
- Animal Tales
- Non fiction
- Contemporary Sinhala Fiction
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2011: Gratiaen Prize, winner, There is Something I have to Tell You
- 2004: Gratiaen Prize, short-list, A strange Tale of Love
- 2001: Gratiaen Prize, short-list, Tales of Shades and Shadow
- 1990: State Literary Award, Best Collection of Short Stories in English, Driftwood
References
[edit]- ^ The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka ‘There is Something I have to Tell You’: A Gratiaen Prize reading
- ^ Madhubashini Ratnayaka Receives Gratiaen Prize For Her First Novel Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Good Reads".
- ^ "Ladies College".
- ^ Dissanayaka Ratnayaka, Madhubhashini (2013). There Is Something I Have To Tell You. Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka: Prajayo Studio. ISBN 978-955-4560-00-0.
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