Carl Muller
| Carl Muller | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 October 1935 Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Occupation | Author, journalist |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Notable works |
The Jam Fruit Tree Children of the Lion |
| Spouse | 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 Gratiaen Awards for The Jam Fruit Tree in 1993[1] and a State Literary Award for his historical novel, Children of the Lion.[2]
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 has currently retired from his lifelong work as decades of chain smoking has taken a toll on his health. He and his wife live in Kandy with their two children and his grand son.[4]
Bibliography
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
Historical fiction
- Colombo – A Novel (1996)
- Children of the Lion (Winner of the State Literary Award) (1997)
- City of the Lion
Science fiction
- Exodus 2300 (2003)
Essays
- Firing at Random
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)
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
- Our Star ship and its Sorry Crew
Children's fiction
- Ranjit Discovers Where Kandy Began (1992) (also rendered in Sinhala)
- The Python of Pura Malai and other stories
Academic works
- The Elizabethans: The Origin of, and the Great Flowering of Modern English
Literature – Volume I
Views and 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
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
Aphorism
- Carl Muller’s Mental Mayhems
Hobbies
- Stamp Stories of the USA
Travelogues
- Indian Journeys
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
References
- 1 2 Profile of Carl Muller at The Galle Literary Festival Website
- ↑ "'Writing till I drop' – Carl Muller". Sunday Observer. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- 1 2 "A story teller like no other". Sunday Leader. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- ↑ Carl Muller – The Literary Encyclopaedia
External links
- Partial Profile at The Literary Encyclopaedia
- Author page at Penguin Books India
- Author page on Goodreads
- Author page on WriteClique