Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

DINE WITH YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHOR AT FGLF

- BY TINA EDWARD GUNAWARDHA­NA

With the Fairway Galle Literary Festival a day away, the excitement is palpable. The bibliophil­es are set to gather in Galle to welcome their favourite authors at one of the world’s most exciting literary festivals. The Fairway Galle Literary

Festival has gained a reputation for being one of the best in the world and there is no place like the the FGLF to meet a selection of world renowned authors. Part of the attraction of this literary festival is the opportunit­y the organisers provide literary enthusiast­s to meet the authors at a selection of lunches and dinners, where you get to listen to the author of your choice narrate anecdotes and talk about their book while enjoying a sumptuous meal. Create your own festival highlights by sipping cocktails with Justine Picardie as she talks about her book on fashion icon Coco Chanel.

For those interested in travel the cocktail at

Vila Sielen Diva with Sir Don Mccullin and Tom Bell will provide an interestin­g insight into the lives of a venerated photograph­er Sir

Don Mccullin and travel writer Tom Bell. For lovers of historical writing, lunch with Dinah

Jefferies will be an interestin­g option as she chats about chroniclin­g Ceylonese history. The Masterclas­ses are also an interestin­g aspect to the festival as they provide the opportunit­y to engage with chefs and cookery writers as they create culinary masterpiec­es.

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