Nayomi Munaweera

Nayomi Munaweera Sri Lankan American writer and author who grew up in Nigeria and emigrated to the US in her early teens. Munaweera holds a Bachelor's degree in Literature from the University of California, Irvine and a master's degree in South Asian Literature from the University of California, Riverside. Debut novel, Island of a Thousand Mirrors was originally released in Asia where it was long-listed for the Man Asia Literary Prize and the Dublin IMPAC Prize. Won the Commonwealth Regional...See more

Nayomi Munaweera Sri Lankan American writer and author who grew up in Nigeria and emigrated to the US in her early teens. Munaweera holds a Bachelor's degree in Literature from the University of California, Irvine and a master's degree in South Asian Literature from the University of California, Riverside. Debut novel, Island of a Thousand Mirrors was originally released in Asia where it was long-listed for the Man Asia Literary Prize and the Dublin IMPAC Prize. Won the Commonwealth Regional Prize for Asia and was short-listed for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Released in America by St Martin's Press in 2014 and has been praised in reviews extensively, including The New York Times Book Review , which declared it "luminous." Lives in Oakland and is at work on her third novel. Shortlist Northern California Book Award- Fiction 2015 Shortlist DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014 Longlist Dublin IMPAC Award 2014 Commonwealth Regional Prize Winner- Asia 2013 See less