Shehan Karunatilaka

Summary

Shehan Karunatilaka is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Galle^[2]. He was born on +1975-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Shehan Karunatilaka was born in Galle^[2].
• Shehan Karunatilaka was born on +1975-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Shehan Karunatilaka held citizenship in Sri Lanka^[6].
• Shehan Karunatilaka worked as a writer^[4].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's field of work was belletristic literature^[7].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's field of work was novel^[8].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's field of work was children's and young adult literature^[9].
• Shehan Karunatilaka was educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School^[10].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's education included a stint at Whanganui Collegiate School^[11].
• Shehan Karunatilaka was educated at Massey University^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Shehan Karunatilaka is Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Shehan Karunatilaka is The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida^[14].
• Shehan Karunatilaka received the Booker Prize^[15].
• Shehan Karunatilaka received the Q137590278^[16].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's image is recorded as Shehan Karunatilaka.jpg^[17].
• Shehan Karunatilaka is recorded as male^[18].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's ISNI is recorded as 0000000093542167^[20].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137453877^[21].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's GND ID is recorded as 1024013324^[22].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2010213012^[23].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 180511433^[24].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's IdRef ID is recorded as 161760260^[25].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 033255983^[26].
• Shehan Karunatilaka's Commons category is recorded as Shehan Karunatilaka^[27].

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Origins and Family

Shehan Karunatilaka's place of birth was Galle^[2]. He was born on +1975-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School^[10], a school^[28], in Sri Lanka^[29], founded in 1938^[30]; Whanganui Collegiate School^[11], a secondary school^[31], in New Zealand^[32], founded in 1854^[33]; and Massey University^[12], a university^[34], in New Zealand^[35], founded in 1927^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Shehan Karunatilaka worked as a writer^[4]. Fields of work include belletristic literature^[7], a literary genre^[37]; novel^[8], a literary form^[38]; and children's and young adult literature^[9], a sub-set of literature^[39].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew^[13], a literary work^[40], written by Shehan Karunatilaka^[41] and The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida^[14], a literary work^[42], written by him^[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Booker Prize^[15], a literary award^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1969^[46], headquartered in London^[47] and Q137590278^[16].

Why It Matters

Shehan Karunatilaka ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Works attributed to him include The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida^[50], a literary work^[51], written by him^[52].

FAQs

Where was Shehan Karunatilaka born?

Shehan Karunatilaka's place of birth was Galle^[2].

What did Shehan Karunatilaka do for work?

Shehan Karunatilaka worked as writer^[4].

Where did Shehan Karunatilaka go to school?

Shehan Karunatilaka was educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School^[10], Whanganui Collegiate School^[11], and Massey University^[12].

What awards did Shehan Karunatilaka receive?

Honors received include Booker Prize^[15] and Q137590278^[16].