Anna Perera was born in London to a Sri Lankan father and Irish mother.[1] After teaching English at two schools in London, she took over a unit for adolescents who were excluded from school[2] and later did an MA in Writing For Children at Winchester University. She lives in London and has an adult son.[3]
In 2006, she attended a charity concert for Reprieve.org at the Globe Theatre, where she learned children had also been abducted and rendered to Guantánamo Bay. This event was the inspiration for the critically acclaimed novel, Guantanamo Boy, which has been translated into several languages and nominated for many awards, including shortlisting for the Costa Children's Book Award. Her latest novel, The Glass Collector, tells the story of 15-year-old Aaron and his life in the slums of present-day Cairo.
anna, perera, british, writer, bornlondon, united, kingdomnationalitybritishoccupationnovelistspouse, david, knopfler, divorced, child, websiteofficial, contents, life, work, books, personal, life, references, external, linkslife, work, edit, born, london, lan. Anna Perera is a British writer Anna PereraBornAnna PereraLondon United KingdomNationalityBritishOccupationNovelistSpouse s David Knopfler divorced 1 child WebsiteOfficial Web Contents 1 Life and work 2 Books 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksLife and work editAnna Perera was born in London to a Sri Lankan father and Irish mother 1 After teaching English at two schools in London she took over a unit for adolescents who were excluded from school 2 and later did an MA in Writing For Children at Winchester University She lives in London and has an adult son 3 In 2006 she attended a charity concert for Reprieve org at the Globe Theatre where she learned children had also been abducted and rendered to Guantanamo Bay This event was the inspiration for the critically acclaimed novel Guantanamo Boy which has been translated into several languages and nominated for many awards including shortlisting for the Costa Children s Book Award Her latest novel The Glass Collector tells the story of 15 year old Aaron and his life in the slums of present day Cairo Books editSkew Whiff 1 March 2001 ISBN 978 01 9915 9673 Lolly Woe 22 February 2001 ISBN 978 01 99193 806 The Night the Lights Went Out 1 May 2006 ISBN 978 18 7051 6778 Guantanamo Boy 5 February 2009 ISBN 978 84 666 4465 5 4 The Glass Collector 8 February 2011 ISBN 978 08 0752 9485 Antarctic Adventures ISBN 978 01 9919 6449Personal life editAnna married David Knopfler in March 1984 They have a grown up son and divorced in 2010 References edit Anna Perera Biography Rising Star Anna Perera author The Independent 30 January 2009 Anna Perera Ediciones B Grupo Zeta Archived from the original on 7 July 2013 Retrieved 14 January 2013 Guantanamo for kids The Guardian 3 March 2009External links edit nbsp Children s literature portal Official Web 1 Interview in English on her last two books 2 Guantanamo Boy Facebook page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anna Perera amp oldid 1218700605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
