Jean Arasanayagam

Jean Arasanayagam

Jean Arasanayagam (born Jean Solomons, 1930 in Kandy, Sri Lanka) is an English-language poet and fiction writer. The theme in her work is ethnic and religious turmoil in Sri Lanka.

Background

Arasanayagam is a Dutch Burgher, the term for offspring of Dutchmen and indigenous women.

Early life

Arasanayagam attended the Girls' High School, Kandy. [cite web
last =Abayasekara
first =Anne
title =Those schoolgirl days!
work =Review of Girls’ High School-Kandy Reminiscences (1879-2004). O.G.A. Souvenir.
publisher =Rootsweb
url =http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/kghs.htm
accessdate = 2007-12-08 ]

Works

*"Kindura" (1973)
*"Apocalypse '83" (1983)
*"The Cry of the Kite" (1984)
*"A Colonial Inheritance and Other Poems" (1985)
*"Fragments of a Journey" (1992)
*"All Is Burning" (1995)

External links

* [http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5902 Literary Encyclopedia page]

References


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