My writing has been shaped by the three countries - Sri Lanka, the Philippines and England - I have lived in. Romesh Gunesekera countryenglandlanka Change image and share on social
Most childhoods are full of anxiety, but that tends to get smoothed over, so you have a sense of nostalgia. Romesh Gunesekera anxietychildhoodfull Change image and share on social
With 'Noontide Toll', I wanted to cater to a single story but also collectively more than a single story. Romesh Gunesekera catercollectivelynoontide Change image and share on social
Sri Lankans of every kind, overwhelmingly the poorest, have been bombed by one side or the other for decades. Romesh Gunesekera bombdecadekind Change image and share on social
Language is the means by which we negotiate our relationship with time. Romesh Gunesekera languagemeannegotiate Change image and share on social
I like inventing things when I write rather than autobiography. Romesh Gunesekera autobiographyinventthing Change image and share on social
A novel means a new way of doing a story. If you go back the origins of a novel, 'Clarissa' - that's not a novel; it's just a bunch of letters. But it isn't! Because it's organised in a particular way! A novel is what you make of it. Romesh Gunesekera backbunchclarissa share on social
I don't think I knew I would be a writer. I wanted to become a writer, and I tried to write. Romesh Gunesekera knowwantwrite Change image and share on social
I grew up in Colombo but was lucky enough to spend a lot of time in the countryside as well. Although there was considerable turbulence, even in the 1950s, it did not throw a shadow on my consciousness. Romesh Gunesekera 1950scolomboconsciousness share on social
When I was growing up, I don't think I knew any other child who had been out of Sri Lanka. Romesh Gunesekera childgrowknow Change image and share on social
