Articles by Ashendri Wickremasinghe
How well do you know these spooky Oxford World's Classics?
Oxford World's Classics For over 100 years Oxford World’s Classics have brought readers closer to the world’s great literature, and for the first time they are being brought together on a single online resource. From Bram Stoker to Charlotte Dacre, which Oxford World's Classic will you read next?
Six books from 2022 to add to your 2023 reading list
Best books of 2022 Discover all the OUP books from 2022 that topped critics' lists! By Ashendri Wickremasinghe January 9th 2023 With the new year unfolding before us and resolutions for the days ahead being made, it’s a good time to reflect on the pivotal moments and people that captured the attention of many in the last year. Here are six books from 2022 that reviewers and critics loved that you should add to your 2023 reading list: 1.
Exploring Ancient Egypt with Carter, Reisner, and Co. [interactive map]
100 Years After the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb Learn more about Walking Among Pharaohsby Peter der Manuelian and Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World by Bob Brier! By Ashendri Wickremasinghe October 30th 2022 The Ancient Egyptian civilization is regarded as one of the most iconic civilizations in history. It lasted for over 3,000 years, with the Nile River serving as a lifeline for small, independent city states to bloom along the river due to its agricultural predictability.
Oxford World's Classics
Oxford World's Classics For over 100 years Oxford World’s Classics have brought readers closer to the world’s great literature, and for the first time they are being brought together on a single online resource. From Bram Stoker to Virginia Woolf, Herman Melville to Emily Brontë, which Oxford World's Classic will you read next?
A literary history of Modernism [timeline]
By Ashendri Wickremasinghe May 6th 2022 The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a period of transformation in both artistic and philosophical movements. It was a movement that reflected the rapidly industrialising world, where literature was moving away from classical and traditional forms. Some consider modernism a mode of thinking, while others consider it a re-examination of all aspects of existence.
Five classics to read if you enjoy shows like Bridgerton or Sanditon [reading list]
“It is a truth universally acknowledged…” that there is no such thing as too many period dramas—at least, this remains true for those of us who are drawn to them, time and time again. Watching period dramas bring with them a sense of comfort as they transport the viewer to a world that is so unlike their own, where intense emotions are given space to breathe.
5 Books by South Asian Authors to add to Your Book List
4 min read Are you looking to put your bookends to good use? Here’s a list of books we want to put on your radar! 1. “Shukr: An Inspirational Dua and Gratitude Journal for Women” by Gabrielle Deonath Strengthen your connection to your faith with Shukr, an Islamic prayer journal designed specifically for Muslim women, featuring inspirational duas, hadith, and verses from the Qur’an.
Book Review: Thrills, Chills, Ghosts, and Murder in “My Sweet Girl” by Amanda Jayatissa
3 min read Amanda Jayatissa’s debut thriller “My Sweet Girl” is the book I’ve been waiting for. Not only does it contain untranslated Sinhalese words and phrases, references to niche-Sri Lankan experiences and places, but it features one of my favourite ghosts, Mohini. (Is it strange to have a favourite ghost? Yes? Good.) Paloma, the protagonist of the story, grew up in Ratmalana, Sri Lanka, at Little Girl’s Miracle Home, an orphanage run by Perera Sir.
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Book Review: Friendship & Family in ‘Serena Singh Flips the Script’ by Sonya Lalli
3 min read Over the years, the two things that have remained a constant source of light and happiness in my life have been friendships and family. To me, both these entities are synonymous—they flow into each other. I am me because of the strength, resilience, and unconditional love my family (and chosen family) give me without fail.
'The Stationery Shop' by Marjan Kamali
4 min read “They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered” — this famous quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the epigraph that aptly begins “The Stationery Shop,” Marjan Kamali’s second novel. Kamali, who was born in Turkey to Iranian parents, draws from her experience of living in different spaces and places and focuses her writing on immigration, assimilation and identity.
In Raven Leilani’s debut novel “Luster” a young Black woman and a white open marriage make strange bedfellows Original
By Ashendri Wickremasinghe Special to the Star Wed., Aug. 5, 2020timer3 min. read Sometimes you just have to laugh. “Luster,” New York writer Raven Leilani’s debut novel, grapples with loneliness in a way that is socially relevant, raw, vulnerable — and darkly funny. Edith, is a 23-year-old Black woman living in a rat-infested Brooklyn apartment, struggling to find purpose in her work, life and in her art, her painting. But she’s a smart New Yorker — and her sense of humour is sharp and sly.
Grief and Loss in 'Wave' by Sonali Deraniyagala
3 min read *Content Note: depression, tsunami, death, suicide On December 26, 2004, my family was getting ready to spend a few nights at the Gold Coast Resort in Weligama, Sri Lanka. As if a sign from above, the trip was cancelled due to a last-minute invitation to a Christmas dinner that could not be missed. Almost every Sri Lankan has a similar story where they just narrowly missed confronting chaos in the form of angry ocean waves on that fateful Boxing Day.
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