I must believe that in words we will find what in fury we cannot. Romesh Gunesekera findfuryword Change image and share on social
I want to keep an inner life alive and, with luck, somebody else's, too. Romesh Gunesekera alivelifeluck Change image and share on social
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
Every Sri Lankan, and almost every visitor to Sri Lanka, carries a longing for the place in some small form - hiraeth, the Welsh call it - wherever they go and whatever their background. It binds them however much the war and politics might try to divide them. Romesh Gunesekera backgroundbindcall share on social
Whether we live in Sri Lanka or Malaysia or India, the U.K. or the U.S., we face similar issues of understanding, remembering the past that has made us and seeing the future we want. Romesh Gunesekera facefutureindia Change image and share on social
For me, there is urgency in fiction, even though writing is, in itself, an act against the corrosiveness of time. Romesh Gunesekera actcorrosivenessfiction Change image and share on social
In writing, I try to find the right balance between momentum and infinity, truth and beauty. Romesh Gunesekera balancebeautyfind 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
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
Whether it is better to forget and let wounds heal or remember and learn from the past is a crucial question for all of us, wherever we are. Romesh Gunesekera crucialforgetheal Change image and share on social
