Gratiaen Prize
1 appearances
Rajiva Wijesinha
ラジヴァ・ウィジェシンハ
Rajiva Wijesinha
Aliases:
Rajiva Wijesingha
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-05-16 （Sri Lanka）
- Nationality
- Sri Lankan
- Languages
- Sinhala, English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Sri Lanka → England (Oxford)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Politician, Professor, Civil Servant
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Affiliations
- University of Sabaragamuwa, British Council, University of Peradeniya
- Memberships
- Liberal Party of Sri Lanka (President) and Leader, Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (Chair), Liberal International (Vice-President)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College, Oxford | — | Classics | M.A. | — | United Kingdom |
| Corpus Christi College, Oxford | — | English | D.Phil. | — | United Kingdom |
University College, Oxford
Classics
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United Kingdom
Open Exhibition in Classics
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
English
Degree:
D.Phil.
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Women and Marriage in the early Victorian novel
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Gratiaen Award | Servants | — | Gratiaen Trust | winner |
Gratiaen Award
1995
Work:
Servants
Organization:
Gratiaen Trust
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Acts of Faith
1985 FictionNovel based on the 1983 Black July riots against Tamils.
Ethnic ConflictPolitics
Translations
- Atti di fede (Italian)
Bibliography
- Acts of Faith
- Days of Despair
- Servants
- The Limits of Love
- The Androgynous Trollope
Translations of Works
- Servi (Italian trans. of Servants)
- Atti di fede (Italian trans. of Acts of Faith)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- English-language Sri Lankan literaturePolitical analysisCritical work
- Recurring Motifs
- Ethnic issuesDemocracyEducation
Legacy
Distinguished Sri Lankan writer in English for political analysis, creative and critical work. Academic, politician, Gratiaen Prize winner.
Trivia
- First Sri Lankan writer resident in the country whose works were translated into a European language (Italian).
- His Gratiaen Prize-winning 'Servants' published in Italy as 'Servi'.