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Ceylon Literary Festival

Individual Session Pass | 12th Feb | Colombo

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Colombo’s Literary Rendezvous: A Symphony of Words

12th of February 2024 | Colombo Public Library

Conclude your literary journey in Colombo at the Ceylon Literary Festival on the 12th of February. This final day in Colombo brings together poets and sports writers, delving into the rhythmic beauty of poetry and the emotional depth of sports literature. Engage with sessions that discuss the intricacies of crafting historical fiction, the evolving role of feminism in South Asia, and intimate conversations with bestselling authors. As the festival wraps up, it leaves behind a trail of inspired thoughts and enlightened perspectives. Be part of these captivating sessions that celebrate the diversity and richness of literature, encapsulating the essence of Colombo’s vibrant cultural landscape.

 

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12 FEB | 10am - 10.45am | Rhyming within Reason
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Poets Ronya Othman, Aminur Rahman, Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe and Vivmarie Vanderpoorten recite from their work and discuss why (or whether) poetry is superior to prose. Moderated by Megan Dakshini
12 FEB | 11am - 11.45am | Repeating History
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How do you take a much-loved character from history and fashion a novel around them? How much of the truth do you tell, how much do you sweep under the carpet? Shrabani Basu, Christopher Kloeble, Shyam Selvadurai. Moderated by Sukanya Wignaraja.
12 FEB | 12pm - 12.45pm | Goldfingers
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These authors – Anita Nair, Preethi Shenoy – have each sold over a million copies of their books. What is their secret? Listen carefully . . . Savithri Rodrigo moderates
12 FEB | 14pm - 14.45pm | Be a Good Sport
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These three authors and their moderator have each written a book on sport. Saskia Jain (badminton), Shehan Karunatilaka (cricket) and Stewart Cosgrove (boxing) ask whether you need to play the sport to write about it. How emotionally invested do you need to be? Chaired by T P Tovenaar (Author of The Angampora Queen).
12 FEB | 15pm - 15.45pm | Will the last feminist turn out the lights when they leave?
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Sri Lanka was proud to have had the world’s first woman Prime Minister, in 1960. Since then it’s been downhill all the way. Has feminism lost its way in the world? Or are we finally witnessing the Autumn of the Patriarchy? Three feminist authors Shobhaa De, Sonora JhaandVV Ganeshananthan discuss. Moderator George Cooke
12 FEB | 16pm - 16.45pm | Louis de Bernieres in Conversation
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The best-selling author of Captain Correlli’s Mandolin talks to Shevanthie Goonesekera about his career, his connections to Sri Lanka, and his latest book Light Over Liskeard.
12 FEB | 17pm - 17.45pm | The Empire Strikes Back
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Thousands of years ago the Indian Empire, in a wave of idealogical colonisation, gave us Sanskrit, the Buddha and the number zero. Are we ready to ride the second wave? William Dalrymple, Shobhaa De, Anita Nair and Palitha Kohona, moderated by Ganeshan Wignaraja
 

Date

12-02-2024

Time

10:00 AM to 06:45 PM

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Venue

Colombo