Rosalind Mendis
Rosalind Mendis (1903–1992) was a Sri Lankan novelist.[1] She is often credited as being the first Sri Lankan woman to publish a novel.[1]
Born Rosalind Jayasinghe in Hedeniya in 1903, her father was Paul Jaysainghe, a businessman and property owner.[2] She married Tennehewa Abrham Albert Mendis when she was eighteen and the couple moved to Colombo.[2]
Her first novel, The Tragedy of a Mystery, was published by Arthur H. Stockwell, Ltd., in London in 1928.[2]
She wrote two more books, Nandhimitra: A Story of Ancient Ceylon (1952), an historical novel;[3] and My Son Lia and Other Short Stories (1975).[1]
References
- ^ a b c Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 243. ISBN 9781932705485.
- ^ a b c "Rosalind Mendis - a 1920s Ceylonese Author of Fiction in English". Sunday Island. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A. (2010). The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction. Vol. 1. John Wiley & Sons. p. 9781405192446. ISBN 9781405192446.