Romesh Gunesekera

Romesh Gunesekera
Romesh Gunesekera at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2012
BornAugust 1954 (1954-08)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
OccupationNovelist
NationalitySri Lankan-born British
Notable worksReef (1994); The Match (2006)
Notable awardsFellow of the Royal Society of Literature UK, Sri Lanka Ranjana National Honour

Romesh Gunesekera FRSL (born 1954) is a Sri Lankan-born British author, who was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for his novel Reef in 1994. He has judged a number of literary prizes and was Chair of the judges of Commonwealth Short Story Prize competition for 2015.