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Yasmine Gooneratne

Sri Lankan poet and writer

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born
1935
died
2024
age at death
89
known for
writer, poet, essayist

1935 – 2024

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Yasmine Gooneratne was a Sri Lankan poet, short story writer, university professor and essayist. She was recognised in Sri Lanka, Australia, throughout Europe, and the United States, due to her substantial creative and critical publications in the field of English and post-colonial literature. After 35 years in Australia, she returned to live in Sri Lanka.

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