Background
Goonetilleke, Devapriya Chitra Ranjan Alwis was born on October 9, 1938 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Richard Arthur Alwis and Tilothamawa (Amerasinghe) Goonetilleke.
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Modern Sri Lankan Drama: An Anthology (Studies on Sri Lanka Series, No. 15)
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Between cultures: Essays on literature, language and education
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Modern Sri Lankan Drama: An Anthology (Studies on Sri Lanka Series, No. 15) 1st edition by D. C. R. A. Goonetilleke (1991) Hardcover
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Salman Rushdie: Second Edition
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This updated and expanded new edition reviews Rushdie's novels in the light of recent critical developments. It also features new chapters which examine the author's latest works including Fury (2001), Shalimar the Clown (2005) and The Enchantress of Florence (2008), bringing coverage of this important British author up to the present.
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Images of the Raj: South Asia in the Literature of Empire
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Developing countries in British fiction
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Book by Goonetilleke, D. C. R. A
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Devapriya Chitra Ranjan Alwis Goonetilleke
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor, University Ceylon, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Lancaster, England, 1970.
Career
Assistant lecturer Vidyodaya University, Sri Lanka, 1962-1970, lecturer Sri Lanka, 1970-1973, Vidyalankara Campus, Sri Lanka, 1973-1974, senior lecturer Sri Lanka, 1974-1979. Associate professor University Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 1979-1980, professor Sri Lanka, 1980—2004. Director studies Buddhist and Pali University, Sri Lanka, 1982-1987.
German Academic Exchange Service guest professor University Tubingen, Germany, 1999-2001.
Achievements
Works
book
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Salman Rushdie: Second Edition
(This updated and expanded new edition reviews Rushdie's n...)
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Developing countries in British fiction
(Book by Goonetilleke, D. C. R. A)
- Modern Sri Lankan Drama: An Anthology (Studies on Sri Lanka Series, No. 15)
- Between cultures: Essays on literature, language and education
- Modern Sri Lankan Drama: An Anthology (Studies on Sri Lanka Series, No. 15) 1st edition by D. C. R. A. Goonetilleke (1991) Hardcover
- Images of the Raj: South Asia in the Literature of Empire
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Salman Rushdie: Second Edition
Membership
Member Association Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (regional representative Sri Lanka 1978-1992, chairman 1993-1997), Association Commonwealth Universities (scholarship 1966-1970), International Federation Modern Languages and Lits. (vice president 1993-1999).
Connections
Married Chitranganie Lalitha Dalpatadu, November 23, 1967. Children: Krishantha Surendra, Dilhan Virendra.
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Sri Lankan
Education
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1961
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1970
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Commoner Churchill College fellow University Cambridge, 1977-1978, Foundation Visiting fellow Clare Hall, University Cambridge, 1987-1988, Henry Charles Chapman Visiting fellow University London, 1988-1989.Commoner Churchill College fellow University Cambridge, 1977-1978, Foundation Visiting fellow Clare Hall, University Cambridge, 1987-1988, Henry Charles Chapman Visiting fellow University London, 1988-1989.