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Sybil Wettasinghe

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Shibiru Wettashinga

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性別
女性
生誕
1927-10-31 (Galle)
死没
2020-07-01 (Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital) 92歳
国籍
Sri Lanka
言語
Sinhala, English, Tamil
宗教
Buddhism
居住地歴
Gintota village, suburban Galle → Colombo

経歴

職業
Children's book writer, Illustrator, Journalist
活動期間
1944年〜2020年
所属
Lankadeepa newspaper, Lakehouse publications, Janatha newspaper

学歴

Ginthota Buddhist School (now Ginthota Madya Maha Vidyalaya)
Primary school
国: Sri Lanka
Early primary education
Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya
国: Sri Lanka
From age 6

受賞歴

Kala Keerthi
2005
部門: 芸術分野最高賞
主催: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
結果: 受賞
Gratiaen Prize
1995
対象作品: The Child in Me
部門: 最優秀英語児童書
結果: 受賞
State Literary Award
1996
対象作品: The Wesak Lantern
部門: 最優秀英語児童書
結果: 受賞
Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture
2012
主催: Nikkei Asia
結果: 受賞
Ministry of Culture and Social Welfare Japan
1995
対象作品: Hoity the Fox
部門: 最優秀児童絵本
主催: Ministry of Culture and Social Welfare Japan
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Umbrella Thief

1956年 Children's literature

A story published on a newspaper's children's page that became a critically acclaimed book locally and internationally.

Children's mischiefHumor
翻訳
  • Japanese, Chinese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Korean, Sinhala, Tamil

Child in Me

1995年 Children's literature

Winner of the Gratiaen Prize.

Inner childImagination
翻訳
  • Dutch, English, Sinhala, Tamil, Japanese

Wesak Lantern

1965年 Children's literature

Won Isabel Hutton Prize.

Buddhist festivalChildren's adventure
翻訳
  • English, Tamil, Sinhala

作風・主題

文体
Magical illustrationsSimple yet intriguing plotsHumorous
頻出モチーフ
Children's mischievousnessInner childPlayfulness

健康

  • Blind in one eye
    出生時から
    Born blind in one eye but created magnificent illustrations.

評価・遺産

Doyen of children's literature in Sri Lanka, produced over 200 books translated into multiple languages.

大衆文化への影響

  • Guinness World Record for book with most alternate endings (Wonder Crystal).

豆知識

  • Born blind in one eye.
  • One of the first full-time female journalists in Sri Lanka.
  • Produced over 200 children's books.