We live in a world which is changing very fast. What seems contemporary now will be historical in two years. Romesh Gunesekera changecontemporaryfast Change image and share on social
Imaginative writing, to me, is a way of discovering who we are and what we have to contend with; discovering what is out there and also what is not there. It enables me to think and explore and make something new with language while trying to make sense of our lives. Romesh Gunesekera contenddiscoverenable share on social
I don't think there ever will be a biopic on me! I would much like some of my books to be made into films. Romesh Gunesekera biopicbookfilm Change image and share on social
People who read fiction are different from other people because they are people who are interested in an imagined world. Romesh Gunesekera fictionimagineinterest Change image and share on social
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
The nationalist movement supported Sinhala by suppressing Tamil; there were competing nationalisms. It was a fundamental mistake to make parallel streams in education - or a calculated political gamble. Politicians were playing with it. Romesh Gunesekera calculatecompeteeducation share on social
I've met writers who wanted to be writers from the age of six, but I certainly had no feelings like that. It was only in the Philippines when I was about 15 that I started reading books by very contemporary writers of the Beatnik generation. Romesh Gunesekera agebeatnikbook 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
