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Sri Lankan writer (1935–2024)

Yasmine Gooneratne
Born	1935 (1935) Colombo, British Ceylon
Died	(aged 88)[1]
Occupation	University professor, literary critic, editor, poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist and educator
Nationality	Sri Lankan

Yasmine Gooneratne (1935 – 15 February 2024) was a Sri Lankan poet, short story writer, university professor and essayist.

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A member of the well-known Sri Lankan Bandaranaike family, Yasmine Gooneratne was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Biography.

Yasmine Gooneratne was a Sri Lankan poet, short story writer, university professor and essayist.

She was recognised in Sri Lanka, Australia, throughout Europe, and the United States, due to her substantial creative and critical publications in the field of English and post-colonial literature. After 35 years in Australia, she returned to live in Sri Lanka.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Gooneratne was educated at the University of Ceylon and Cambridge University.

She held a personal chair in English as a Professor at Macquarie University in Sydney, and held an Emeritus position after her retirement.^[7]