“Always the bridesmaid and never the bride” was a comment often made by Ashok Ferrey, the sub-situ occurring not once but four times over as he was shortlisted for Sri Lanka’s most prestigious award for creative writing as follows: Colpetty People–2002, The Good Little Ceylonese Girl -2006, The Professional–written as Saroj Sinnetamby-2012, and The Ceaseless […]
Reviewed by Manik de Silva afterwards and other stories by Vijita Fernando. Published by Office World, 282, N.M. Perera Mawatha, Borella. 119 pages. Vijita Fernando, accomplished writer, journalist and prize-winning translator, perhaps the most senior among those yet alive, has just published afterwards, a collection of charming short storiesin English – 14 in all – […]