Carl Muller
| Carl Muller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 October 1935 Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Occupation | Author, Journalist |
| Nationality |  Sri Lankan |
| Notable work(s) | The Jam Fruit Tree Children of the Lion |
| Spouse(s) | Sortain Harris |
Carl Muller (born 22 October 1935) is a Sri Lankan writer, poet and journalist best known for his trilogy about Burghers in Sri Lanka: The Jam Fruit Tree, Yakada Yaka and Once Upon A Tender Time. He has won Gratien Awards for The Jam Fruit Tree in 1993[1] and a State Literary Award for his historical novel, Children of the Lion.[2]
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[edit] Biography
Muller was born in Kandy, the eldest in a family of thirteen. Dismissed from three schools, he left home at the age of eighteen to join the Royal Ceylon Navy as a signalman.[3] He went on to briefly serve in the Ceylon Army and later joined the Colombo Port Commission as a signals officer.[1]
Next, Muller tried his hand at journalism, eventually marrying Sortain Harris and leaving Sri Lanka in order to work at newspapers in the Middle East.[3]
Muller is currently a regular contributor to Sri Lankan newspapers. He and his wife live in Kandy with their three children.[4]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Novels
- The Jam Fruit Tree (Winner of the Gratiaen Prize) (1993)
- Yakada Yaka (1994)
- Once Upon A Tender Time (1995)
- Spit and Polish
- Maudiegirl and the von Bloss Kitchen
[edit] Historical Fiction
- Colombo - A Novel (1996)
- Children of the Lion (Winner of the State Literary Award) (1997)
- City of the Lion
[edit] Science Fiction
- Exodus 2300 (2003)
[edit] Essays
- Firing at Random
[edit] Short stories
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Cemetery
- Birdsong & Other Tales
- All God's Children (2004) (shortlisted for the Gratiaen Award)
- The Python of Pura Malai and Other Stories
- Wedding Night (2007)
[edit] Poetry
- Father Samaan and the Devil
- Sri Lanka - A Lyric
- Propitiations
- A Bedlam of Persuasions
- Clouds over my Senses
- Read Me in Silence
- The Thin Red Line
[edit] Children's Fiction
- Ranjit Discovers Where Kandy Began (1992) (also rendered in Sinhala)
- The Python of Pura Malai and other stories
[edit] Academic Works
- The Elizabethans: The Origin of, and the Great Flowering of Modern English
Literature - Volume I
[edit] Views & Reviews
- Many Bulls in My China Shop
- More Bulls in My China Shop
- More and More Bulls in My China Shop
- The Bulls are Back in My China Shop
[edit] Monographs
- Glorying in that Great Divide
- Conflict in Cinderella’s Kitchen
- The Service Economy: Is there a Dangerous Dichotomisation of Wealth?
- Productivity: The Key to Economic Domination
- Tourism: Aiming for that Magic Million
- God Men Rising: Challenging the Bedrock of Hindu Beliefs and Values
- Conflict Within: Challenging Sovereignty and Human Solidarity
[edit] Aphorism
- Carl Muller’s Mental Mayhems
[edit] Hobbies
- Stamp Stories of the USA
[edit] Travelogues
- Indian Journeys
[edit] Works Edited
- Mews and Purrs (Lancashire, England)]
- The Tide Press of a Dedicated Life: A Tribute to Christine Spittel-Wilson
- Rendering Unto Caesar
- The Poems of Destry Muller (Winner of the State Literary Award)
- A Rainbow Sash Adorns my Dreaming Sky
[edit] References
- ^ a b Profile of Carl Muller at The Galle Literary Festival Website
- ^ "'Writing till I drop' - Carl Muller". Sunday Observer. 2008-02-03. http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/02/03/plus05.asp. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ a b "A story teller like no other". Sunday Leader. 2007-09-23. http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20070923/arts.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ Carl Muller - The Literary Encyclopaedia
