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Sri Lanka

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In All the History of Wanting

  • Lishani Ramanayake
  • June 9, 2021
For what, after all, is more monstrous than a woman who wants?
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Rumpus Exclusive: Cover Reveal for The Archer

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  • May 3, 2021
An exclusive look at the cover of Shruti Swamy’s forthcoming debut novel, THE ARCHER.
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The Precipice of Possibility: Leslie Jamison’s Make It Scream, Make It Burn

  • Zakiya Harris
  • October 9, 2019
This thrill that comes with being on the precipice of possibility runs rampant throughout Make It Scream, Make It Burn.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #183: Ryan Chapman

  • Michael Barron
  • July 2, 2019
“[Y]ou really want to engage a reader, and not abuse their time.”
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Of Birds Alit in Trees

  • Hala Alyan
  • April 11, 2018
Her name is Selvakumari, but the name catches like a vine in the family’s mouth, comes out bungled and limp. They call her Sally.
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The Ability to Pass Becomes Her Cage: Talking with SJ Sindu

  • Raj Chakrapani
  • December 11, 2017
SJ Sindu discusses her new novel, Marriage of a Thousand Lies, queer readings of Hindu scriptures, and issues of privilege and power.
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On Speaking Plainly: A Conversation with Rajith Savanadasa

  • Samantha Facciolo
  • June 5, 2017
Rajith Savanadasa discusses his debut novel, Ruins, writing across oceans, and the chance encounter with refugees that led to the story at the heart of his novel.
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The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Dipika Mukherjee

  • Paulette Livers
  • January 29, 2017
Telling a human story, with individuals experiencing the effects of an actual political issue—that’s my part in shaking the ground.
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The Rumpus Interview with Gregory Pardlo

  • Danielle Susi
  • November 30, 2016
Poet and Pulitzer Prize winner Gregory Pardlo discusses the reverence for poetry found in other cultures, how he strings a book together, and the future of American poetry in light of our national crisis.
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The Rumpus Interview with Anuk Arudpragasam

  • Liana Holmberg
  • September 26, 2016
Anuk Arudpragasm discusses his debut novel The Story of a Brief Marriage, the bombing of civilians during the war in Sri Lanka, documenting war crimes, and powerful Tamil women.
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Literature and Language in the Land of Serendipity

  • Stephanie Bento
  • October 14, 2015
Over at Electric Literature, the eloquent Ru Freeman offers her perspective on Sri Lanka’s love of the written and spoken word, as she reflects up on her own upbringing in…
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Writing War From Afar

  • Guia Cortassa
  • April 2, 2015
It was a really big deal for me that a Sri Lankan publisher picked it up. I didn’t grow up there, and I didn’t go through [the war], so there’s…
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