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Ameena Hussein is a Sri Lankan author and co-founder of the Perera-Hussein Publishing House. Her non-fiction book Chasing Tall Tales and Mystics: Ibn Battuta in Sri Lanka won the State Literary Prize for Humanities (2020), and was shortlisted for the Gratiaen Prize. Her novel The Moon in the Water was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Award and the Dublin IMPAC. She was one of the judges for the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

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Stories We Live: Fiction Meets Reality

Colombo Public Library

Ameena Hussein in conversation with Savithri Rodrigo

A journey through Ameena Hussain’s dual contributions to Sri Lankan literature as both a novelist and a non-fiction writer. Known for capturing the texture of Sri Lankan life, Ameena’s works provide a unique viewpoint on themes such as cultural identity, gender, and the everyday lives of Sri Lankan Muslims.

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Spies, Lies, and Soufflés

Colombo Public Library

Diana R Chambers in conversation with Ameena Hussein
Diana R Chambers dishes out the untold story of culinary icon Julia Child’s secret past as a World War II spy. In The Secret War of Julia Child, Chambers whisks readers away on a thrilling journey of espionage and intrigue, revealing how Child’s undercover exploits and love of foreign flavours helped shape her remarkable life.

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