Sri Lankan Playwright Wins Top Prize
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Sri Lankan Australian playwright Shakthi wins prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize, securing $175,000 USD for his body of work. Known for plays on Tamil Sri Lankan migrant lives, his breakthrough, Counting and Cracking, won the Victorian Prize for Literature. His latest works, The Jungle and the Sea, and debut memoir, continue to earn acclaim. Judges praise his unique voice, joining ranks of international winners like Gwendoline Riley and Helen Garner.
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