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Ramya wins Gratiaen Prize for 2023
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Ramya Jirasinghe: The winner
By Yomal Senerath-Yapa
Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe carried away the 31st Gratiaen Prize (for year 2023) for her novel Father Cabraal’s Recipe for Love Cake, at the event held last night at the Park Street Mews.
The Gratiaen Prize, established by Michael Ondaatje with the money he won for the Booker Prize in 1992, annually honours Sri Lankan writing in English.
The judges this year were Dr. Anthony Joseph, Dr Ruvani Ranasinha and Angeline Ondaatje.
Also in this year’s shortlist were the writers Vihanga Perera, Lal Medawattegedera, Pasan Jayasinghe and Selvi Sachithanandam.
From left Nadija Tambiah (John Keells), Gratiaen judges Dr Anthony Joseph and Angeline Ondaatje, Gratiaen winner Ramya Jirasinghe, Gratiaen Trust Co-chairs Nisreen Jafferjee and Nafeesa K. Amiruddin and Orlando Edwards, British Council Country Director. Pix by Eshan Fernando
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