Guy Gunaratne

Guy Gunaratne is a British novelist, playwright, and contemporary artist, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize, Jhalak Prize, and longlisted for the Booker and Goldsmith’s Prize.

Articles by Guy Gunaratne

Wasafiri Wonders: Guy Gunaratne

Ever wondered what your favourite author’s first drafts look like? Or which book they love that nobody’s heard of? Wasafiri Wonders is a series that asks these questions for you. … Describe your first drafts in one sentence.

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The Gift of Imaginative Rupture: Christina Sharpe in Conversation

In this extract from our autumn issue, Wasafiri 123, Christina Sharpe speaks to Guy Gunaratne about the origins behind her most recent work – Ordinary Notes – and the ways in which she draws from historical archives and visual art in her writing.

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