Tambapanni Academic Publishers cordially invite you to join us for an enriching conversation between Booker winning novelist Shehan Karunatilaka and renowned sociologist Sasanka Perera on how academic research can enhance creative work.
Focusing on integrating academic research into creative writing, Shehan Karunathilaka and Sasanka Perera will discuss how to maintain ‘authenticity while blurring the lines between reality and fiction.
In 2022, Karunatilaka’s ghost protagonist, Maali Almeida captured audiences worldwide with his Booker prize win. Karunatilaka spent years working on the book, blending his understanding of character and plot with historical, political and academic research
Perera, a sociologist by training, has spent many years researching into the areas of culture and its politics in South Asia focusing on religious and ethnic identities, visual semantics and spirt religion including people’s understanding of ghosts in specific political conditions. He also has an abiding interest in poetry, photography and translating.
Date :- Thursday, 29th of August 2024
Time :- 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm Colombo Standard Time
Zoom Link :-
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/85657700271?pwd=aD9oeWFNdsqID8PoumBpdOB9Ot9Rpt.1
Meeting ID: 856 5770 0271
Passcode: 088774