Romesh Gunesekera

Romesh Gunesekera is the author of Monkfish Moon; Reef, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; The Sandglass; The Match; Noontide Toll; and Suncatcher (all published by The New Press). Elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2004, he grew up in Sri Lanka and now lives in London.

News and Reviews

In the Studio

Listen to this episode of the BBC podcast In the Studio to get a behind the scenes glimpse of Romesh Gunesekera‘s writing of Suncatcher.

Suncatcher Playlist

Listen to Romesh Gunesekeras soundtrack to Suncatcher with a playlist shared on the blog largehearted boy.

Book Excerpt

Read an excerpt from Romesh Gunesekera‘s coming-of-age novel Suncatcher, set in 1960s Sri Lanka.

Kirkus Reviews

Read a review of Suncatcher in Kirkus Reviews

Pages

Books by Romesh Gunesekera

The Match
A Novel

Romesh Gunesekera

Monkfish Moon
Short Stories

Romesh Gunesekera

Noontide Toll

Romesh Gunesekera

Reef

Romesh Gunesekera

The Sandglass

Romesh Gunesekera

Suncatcher
A Novel

Romesh Gunesekera