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'''David Blacker''' is a [[Sri Lanka]]n author. |
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'''David Blacker''' is the author of a [[Sri Lanka]]n political thriller titled '''A Cause Untrue'''. In 2004 the text in manuscript form was short-listed for the Gratiaen Prize, which led to its publication in 2005. Subsequently, the book won Best Novel at the 2006 State Literary Awards<ref>{{cite news |last=Appuhamy |first=Joseph |title=Thriller that leaves you hungry for more |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070311/Plus/017_pls.html |work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]] |date=11 March 2007 |accessdate=17 January 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5vpCWF6Y8 |archivedate=17 January 2011 }}</ref> and was on the 2007 long list for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. It was dubbed the book the "definitive work on the war", a claim the author goes on to rebuff, stating that it is merely "one story, and nothing more". Blacker, one of the very few Burghers to enlist in the Sri Lankan Army, saw combat as a rifleman at Elephant Pass. Born and educated in Colombo, Blacker can be described as an urban, Christian, English-speaking member of Sri Lanka’s middle-class. Given the author’s position both as ex-military and minority representative, his book offers a unique perspective into the social, cultural and political realities of the post-colonial Sri Lankan nation. |
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In the 1990s, as a 19-year-old, Blacker served in the [[Sri Lanka Army]] at [[Elephant Pass]]. In 2001, after being wounded in battle, he went to Europe and took a part-time designing job. Blacker began to write in his spare time, and soon produced ''A Cause Untrue'', a tale of Sri Lankan war. Blacker said that while personal experience formed the basis of the novel, the plot was entirely fabricated.<ref name="observer">{{cite news|url=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/06/01/plus08.asp|title=Defying Dogma and Taboo|last=Prematunge|first=Sajitha|work=Sunday Observer|date=1 June 2008|accessdate=18 January 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5vpF8Bcq1|archivedate=18 January 2011}}</ref> |
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In 2004 the novel in manuscript form was short-listed for the [[Gratiaen Prize]], which led to its publication in 2005. Subsequently, the book won Best Novel at the 2006 State Literary Awards and was on the 2007 long list for the [[International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Appuhamy |first=Joseph |title=Thriller that leaves you hungry for more |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070311/Plus/017_pls.html |work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]] |date=11 March 2007 |accessdate=17 January 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5vpCWF6Y8 |archivedate=17 January 2011 }}</ref> |
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Blacker lives in Sri Lanka and is a [[creative director]] that works with advertising.<ref name="observer"/> |
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David Blacker is a Sri Lankan author.
In the 1990s, as a 19-year-old, Blacker served in the Sri Lanka Army at Elephant Pass. In 2001, after being wounded in battle, he went to Europe and took a part-time designing job. Blacker began to write in his spare time, and soon produced A Cause Untrue, a tale of Sri Lankan war. Blacker said that while personal experience formed the basis of the novel, the plot was entirely fabricated.[1]
In 2004 the novel in manuscript form was short-listed for the Gratiaen Prize, which led to its publication in 2005. Subsequently, the book won Best Novel at the 2006 State Literary Awards and was on the 2007 long list for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.[2]
Blacker lives in Sri Lanka and is a creative director that works with advertising.[1]
References
- ^ a b Prematunge, Sajitha (1 June 2008). "Defying Dogma and Taboo". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Appuhamy, Joseph (11 March 2007). "Thriller that leaves you hungry for more". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.