Madhubahashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka Explained

Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka is a Sri Lankan academic and author. Her novel There is Something I Have to Tell You won the Gratiaen Prize in 2011.^[1] She is the Head of English Language at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.^[2]

Early life

Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayake is the daughter of Professor Emeritus J. B. Disanayaka.^[3] She was educated at Ladies' College, Colombo^[4] and went on to gain a BA at the University of Allahabad and won a Fulbright scholarship to study for a Masters in American and English Literature at the New York University.

Works

The works she has authored include;

Novels

There is Something I have to Tell You^[5]

Short stories

• Driftwood (State Literary Award 1990)
• Tales of Shades and Shadow (Shortlist, Gratiaen Prize, 2001)
• A strange Tale of Love (Shortlist. Gratiaen Prize, 2004)

Radio plays

• Voices from Afar

Children's stories

• Raththa
• Animal Tales

Non fiction

• Contemporary Sinhala Fiction

Awards and honors

• 2011: Gratiaen Prize, winner, There is Something I have to Tell You
• 2004: Gratiaen Prize, short-list, A strange Tale of Love
• 2001: Gratiaen Prize, short-list, Tales of Shades and Shadow
• 1990: State Literary Award, Best Collection of Short Stories in English, Driftwood

References

• The Gratiaen Prize 2011 - Shortlisted Authors

Notes and References

1. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130721/magazine/there-is-something-i-have-to-tell-you-a-gratiaen-prize-reading-53431.html The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka ‘There is Something I have to Tell You’: A Gratiaen Prize reading
2. http://www.sjp.ac.lk/research/madhubashini-ratnayaka-receives-gratiaen-prize-for-her-first-novel/ Madhubashini Ratnayaka Receives Gratiaen Prize For Her First Novel
3. Web site: Good Reads .
4. Web site: Ladies College .
5. Book: Dissanayaka Ratnayaka, Madhubhashini . There Is Something I Have To Tell You . 2013 . Prajayo Studio . 978-955-4560-00-0 . Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka . 2013.