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Sybil Wettasinghe
සිබිල් වෙත්තසිංහ
Born(1927-10-31)31 October 1927
Galle, Sri Lanka
Died1 July 2020(2020-07-01) (aged 92)
Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital
Resting placeBorella Cemetery
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationHoly Family Convent, Bambalapitiya
Occupation(s)Writer (Sinhala), Author in Sri Lanka
Years active1944–2020
SpouseDon Dharmapala Wettasinghe (m.1955 d.1988)
Children4

Kala Keerthi Sybil Wettasinghe (Sinhala: සිබිල් වෙත්තසිංහ) (31 October 1927 – 1 July 2020) was a children's book writer and an illustrator in Sri Lanka.[1][2] Considered as the doyen of children's literature in Sri Lanka, Wettasinghe has produced more than 200 children's books which have been translated into several languages. Two of her best known works are "Child In Me" and "Eternally Yours".[3][4]

  1. ^ "Sybil Wettasinghe (Author of The Umbrella Thief)". Goodreads.com. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ Preiss, Byron (1996). The Best Children's Books in the World. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. pp. 264–289. ISBN 0-8109-1246-5.
  3. ^ "Sybil Wettasinghe passes away". Ada Derana. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "'සිබිල් නැන්දා' සදහටම සමු ගනී". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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Gratiaen Prize

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Sri Lanka Journalism Awards for Excellence

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Sarath Cooray 2011 D. C. A. (Bernie) Wijesekera Kandiah Nithyananda Sybil Wettasinghe S. Hewage Chithrananda Sunil Madawa Premathilaka 2012 Edmund Ranasinghe...

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Nikkei Asia Prize

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2005 Sri Lankan national honours

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