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By Uditha Devapriya The Martin Wickramasinghe Collection at the National Library in Colombo contains over 5,000 books. Most of them are worn out and dusty, though well preserved. Some are recent ...
His writings offer clues as well. As useful as the articles and books he wrote, however, are the articles and books he read. The Martin Wickramasinghe Collection at the National Library, which ...
These artefacts have been acquired over a period of almost four decades by the author’s family since the establishment of the Martin Wickramasinghe Trust in 1976. The Trust was set up following the ...
British author Martin Amis, best known for the 1984 novel, “Money,” and 1989’s “London Fields,” has died, his publisher Penguin Books UK announced Saturday. He was 73.
Martin Wickramasinghe was born on May 29, 1890. He died on July 23, 1976. Today is June 18. In one sense, he does not seem to have passed away. ..
Influential British author Martin Amis has died at his home in Lake Worth, Fla., of esophageal cancer. He was 73. His agent, Andrew Wiley, and his publisher, Vintage Books, confirmed his death on ...
Martin Amis in 2012. He wrote 15 novels, a memoir and books of nonfiction. He was also known for his swagger, his good looks and his involvements with some of the most watched young women of his era.
George R.R. Martin. Liam McBurney/PA Images via Getty “No matter how major a writer it is, no matter how great the book, there always seems to be someone on hand who thinks he can do better ...
The Prime Minister made these comments while attending the opening of the Martin Wickramasinghe Hall of Life section at the National Library and Documentation Services Board today (29.05.2024). The ...
Acclaimed British author Martin Amis, who published over 25 fiction and nonfiction works in a career that spanned half a century, died Friday. He was 73 years old. Amis died at his home in Lake ...
(JTA) – The death of Martin Amis, the prolific British author, came just as a film adaptation of one of his Holocaust novels premiered to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival.