Anna Perera is a British writer.

Life and work

Anna Perera was born in London to a Sri Lankan father and Irish mother. After teaching English at two schools in London, she took over a unit for adolescents who were excluded from school and later did an MA in Writing For Children at

Winchester University , mottoeng = Wisdom and Knowledge , established = 1840 - Winchester Diocesan Training School1847 - Winchester Training College1928 - King Alfred's College2005 - University of Winchester , type = Public research university ...

. She lives in London and has an adult son. In 2006, she attended a charity concert for Reprieve.org at the

Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son, Nicholas Brend, and gra ...

, where she learned children had also been abducted and rendered to

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. 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

* ''Skew Whiff'' (1 March 2001) * ''Lolly Woe'' (22 February 2001) * ''The Night the Lights Went Out'' (1 May 2006) * ''Guantanamo Boy'' (5 February 2009) Guantánamo for kids
''The Guardian'', 3 March 2009 * ''The Glass Collector'' (8 February 2011) * ''Antarctic Adventures''

Personal life

Anna married

David Knopfler David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a British singer-songwriter. He was born in Scotland and raised in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, from the age of two. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he f ...

in March 1984. They have a grown-up son and divorced in 2010.

References

External links

Official Web

Interview in English on her last two books.

Guantanamo Boy Facebook page. {{DEFAULTSORT:Perera, Anna English women poets British children's writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)