Pramudith D Rupasinghe
editRupasinghe Arachchi Pramudith Dhanaja (Sinhala රූපසිංහ ආරච්චි ප්රමුදිත් ධනජ), known in pen name Pramudith D Rupasinghe, born on 16 September 1979, is a Sri Lankan novelist, a member of Royal Society of Literature, United Kingdom, and his novel Bayan was awarded Golden Aster Book Prize for Global Literature in 2020 [1] by Aster Academy International, Rome, Italy[2]
Among work so far, his first work of fiction, Behind the Eclipse [3], , set in across four countries in West Africa (Liberia, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Serra Leon), was listed by Pulse among the ten best work of fiction by Sri Lankan authors.[4]
Career/Biography
editLaureate of the Golden Aster Award for Global Literature 2020 for his historical fiction Bayan [5] [6] [7], Pramudith D. Rupasinghe has explored new horizons in writing with his unique writing style, “writing without borders” [8] by being physically present in the places where his stories take place; I do not sit at my balcony and write instead, I live in the places where my characters are from and try to inhabit their world” Rupasinghe mentioned multiple times [9] [10] [11].
A Humanitarian by profession, Pramudith served in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East for almost two decades until he embarked on his writing career following his semi-fiction “Footprints in Obscurity” (2015) [12] based on his visits to 29 territories in the African continent. Footprints in Obscurity was listed among the ten most extraordinary books written by male Sri Lankan authors [13]
The following year (2016), he surfaced in the global writing ecosystem with his work of fiction “Behind the Eclipse” [3]— a story set in the context of the West African Ebola Crisis, where he worked with the United Nations for over six years. Behind the Eclipse has been listed among the ten best books ever written by Sri Lankan authors who write in English.[5]
Quitting Africa after two works of fiction, Rupasinghe adventured Ukraine just after the annexation of Crimea and the birth of the crisis in the eastern regions. Through a life of a 73 years old man, Rupasinghe not only depicted the calamitous dynamics in the region after the fall of the soviet union but also contained predictions about a potential occupation of the country: Bayan (15), a historical fiction set in Ukraine, won The Golden Aster Award for Global Literature, 2020. [1]
Rupasinghe’s works are available globally and in several languages, including Russian, French, German, Burmese, Polish and Sinhala.
Rupasinghe occasionally writes for mainstream printed media on humanitarian issues [14] [15] [16]. He also co-authored Disaster Recovery with Dr Joseph O Prewitt Dias [17]
Bibliography
edit| Title | Year | Translations |
| Footprints in Obscurity (13) | 2016 | N/A |
| Behind the Eclipse (3) | 2017 | German/ Sinhalese |
| Bayan (15) | 2018 | German/Polish/Sinhalese/French/Burmese /Russain |
References
edit- ^ a b "The "Golden Aster Book" award remains a meeting point for writers from all over the world. | Aster Academy" (in Italian). 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "ORGANIGRAMMA | Aster Academy" (in Italian). 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ a b "Behind the Eclipse". PartridgeIndia. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ Claessen, Deana (2018-01-26). "10 Best Books by Sri Lankan Authors". Pulse. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ a b "Sri Lankan author bags world award - Life Online". www.life.lk. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Bayan by Pramudith D. Rupasinghe wins the 'Golden Aster Book Award 2020'". kolomthota. 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ Booklovers, N. Z. (2021-09-15). "A Sri Lankan brings Golden Aster Book, World Literary Award 2021 to Asia". nzbooklovers. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Pramudith D. Rupasinghe's 'Footprints in Obscurity A writer without borders - Opinion | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ Ace, Micheal (2020-11-29). "Writer Without Borders, an Asian author who has shed light on Africa and its people". ACEworld Publishers. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Pramudith D Rupasinghe Archives". Lanka Business News. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Alex Pearl interviews". booksbyalexpearl.weebly.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Footprints in Obscurity". PartridgeIndia. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "10 Extraordinary Books By Male Sri Lankan Authors | TCR". The Curious Reader. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Talking to Community: Behavioural Change in the Age of COVID-19". COVID-19 Communication Network. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Talking to community: Behavioural change in the age of COVID-19". 2020-07-02.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Talking to Community: Behavioural Change in the Age of COVID-19". Australian Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ www.appleacademicpress.com https://www.appleacademicpress.com/disaster-recovery-community-based-psychosocial-support-in-the-aftermath/9781771886314. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
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