Now I have four individual books, plus an anthology, that have been published in India and abroad.In The Professional, the bits that are mine are the metaphor of water. Ashok’s journey into the literary world began during a stressful phase in his life. Because he is water; he flows and fits into other people’s containers.K. Narayanan (for his simplicity in portraying human condition), Ashok says that young writers should learn to tap into their subconscious. The second thing is even more important, especially for a south Asian writer: you have to lose your self-consciousness.”The author of Colpetty People and The Good Little Ceylonese Girl, which were shortlisted for Sri Lanka’s Gratiaen Award, points out that his latest book, The Professional, borrows nuances from his experience as a builder in London.
The builder-turned-author-turned personal fitness trainer confesses, “I think even on my deathbed, I will still be shy to call myself an author. Everybody has family, and we are so ashamed of writing what we really want to because we think about how they would react to it. I had a career as a builder before and I have a degree in pure mathematics from Oxford. The easiest person to steal from is yourself. So, in a way, the writing came last of all; but as they say, the last of it is the best.Says Sri Lankan author Ashok Ferrey, whose latest novel borrows fleetingly from his own life experiences but veers off into a shocking domain The book is about a Sri Lankan man who escorts women Says Sri Lankan author Ashok Ferrey, whose latest novel borrows fleetingly from his own life experiences but veers off into a shocking domainAshok Ferrey says he’s shy to call himself a ‘writer’.
