Ashok Ferrey (born 1957) is a Sri Lankan writer of literary fiction.
Biography
editFerrey was born in Colombo in 1957, raised in East Africa, educated at a Benedictine monastery school at Worth Abbey, and studied pure mathematics at Christ Church, Oxford. Following his graduation, he lived in London as a building developer during the Thatcher years before turning to write fiction.[1][2][3][4]
He is the author of seven novels, five of which have been nominated for the Gratiaen Prize, Sri Lanka's literary award, founded by Michael Ondaatje. His latest novel, The Unmarriageable Man[5] won the Gratiaen Prize in 2021.[6][7][8][9] His book, The Ceaseless Chatter of Demons, was also longlisted for the DSC Prize.[10][11][12][13]
Bibliography
edit- 2003 — Colpetty People[14]
- 2007 — The Good Little Ceylonese Girl [15]
- 2009 — Serendipity[16]
- 2012 — Love in the Tsunami[17]
- 2016 — The Ceaseless Chatter of Demons
- 2017 — The Professional
- 2021 — The Unmarriageable Man
- 2021 — 100 Ways to Write a Book - 100 authors in conversation with Alex Pearl about their backgrounds, motivations and working methods
References
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- ^ "Ferrey; unfiltered". Sunday Observer. July 9, 2022.
- ^ Doshi, Tishani (February 23, 2019). "Ashok Ferrey: 'I was told my biceps are better than my writing'" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "His Theatre Of The Absurd: In Conversation With Ashok Ferrey | Verve Magazine". Vervemagazine.in. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Interview: Ashok Ferrey, author, The Unmarriageable Man". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Ashok Ferry Wins The Gratiaen Prize 2021! - Life | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk.
- ^ "Ashok Ferry wins Gratiaen Prize 2021 | Daily FT". www.ft.lk.
- ^ "'Markedly Sri Lankan' | Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka". Sundaytimes.lk. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Sri Lankan author Ashok Ferrey on his latest book - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "'Maturity and Humanity': DSC Prize For South Asian Literature's Longlist". Publishingperspectives.com. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "South Side Stories: Long list of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2017". Indianexpress.com. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Longlist announced for DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2017 | Daily FT". www.ft.lk.
- ^ "Longlist Announced For The Dsc Prize For South Asian Literature 2017". The Daily Star. August 19, 2017.
- ^ Ferry, Ashok (2005). Colpetty People. Colombo: Perera-Hussein Publishing House. ISBN 955-8897-01-9.
- ^ Ferry, Ashok (2009). The Good Little Ceylonese Girl. ISBN 955-99819-0-0.
- ^ Ferry, Ashok (2009). Serendipity. Colombo. ISBN 978-955-99819-1-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ferry, Ashok (2012). Love in the Tsunami. India: Penguin Group. ISBN 978-0-143-41645-6.