In London, I discovered a peculiar building by Holland Park where the globe was shrunk to fit a British perspective, but which had a library with Sri Lankan books I had never seen before. Romesh Gunesekera bookbritishbuild Change image and share on social
I find anonymous music frees me best. Chinese pop can be perfect. I can't decipher anything on the CD label; there is nothing I can hang on to. Romesh Gunesekera anonymouschinesedecipher Change image and share on social
In the sense that writing is to retrieve the past and stop the passing of time, all writing is about loss. It's not nostalgia in the sense of yearning to bring back the past, but recognition of the erosion of things as you live. Romesh Gunesekera backbringerosion 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
I believe if a sentence is to retain its strength over time, it needs to be carefully made. Romesh Gunesekera carefullymakeretain 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
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
As a youngster, I think I said I wanted to be a journalist, but that's a disguise for being a writer. Romesh Gunesekera disguisejournalistwant Change image and share on social
The old idea that you grow wiser as you get older, and you learn from your elders, is actually completely wrong. Romesh Gunesekera completelyeldergrow Change image and share on social