Kala KeerthiCarl Muller (22 October 1935 – 2 December 2019) was an award-winning Sri Lankan writer, poet and journalist best known for his trilogy about Burghers in Sri Lanka: ''The Jam Fruit Tree'', ''Yakada Yaka'' and ''Once Upon A Tender Time''. He won Gratiaen Awards for ''The Jam Fruit Tree'' in 1993 and a State Literary Award for his historical novel, ''Children of the Lion''. He was the first Sri Lankan author to publish a book internationally. He was reported to have died on 2 December 2019 which was confirmed by his son Jeremy Muller.
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