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Book Box | The Best Books of 2024
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Book Box | The Best Books of 2024

Hindustan Times  

2024 has been a mixed reading year for me. Books like Brotherless Night, a historical fiction set during the Sri Lanka Civil War, won this year’s Women’s Prize. Best Fiction - I discovered Angie Kim in last year’s best book lists, many of which featured Happiness Falls, which I loved. Best non-fiction 2024 Best Non-fiction - Every now and then …

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'Brotherless Night' book review: Notes from a mourner’s life
5 months, 1 week ago

'Brotherless Night' book review: Notes from a mourner’s life

New Indian Express  

On one side there are hyper-nationalistic sentiments imposed by state machineries, and on the other, there are militant organisations who label anyone questioning their agenda. They propel the reader into finding out how people’s lives eventually turn out to be, as the author notes she’s interested in underlining what they “become”—their journey. Then, Dayalan and Seelan, who decide to join …

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Naomi Klein blasts ‘conspiracy theorist in chief’ Trump as she wins inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Naomi Klein blasts ‘conspiracy theorist in chief’ Trump as she wins inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction

The Independent  

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The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 shortlist has been announced
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 shortlist has been announced

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The shortlist is as follows: • Anne Enright, The Wren, The Wren • VV Ganeshananthan, …

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How Brotherless Night explores the theme of multiple allegiances
1 year, 8 months ago

How Brotherless Night explores the theme of multiple allegiances

Live Mint  

Sri Lankan-American author V.V. Brotherless Nightfollows the fortunes of young Sashikala Kulenthiren, a Sri Lankan Tamil teenager in the early 1980s, as the country plunges into ever-escalating violence and blatant apartheid-like policies. You will not even be able to see yourself in the gathering crowd of those who would kill you.” This multiple-allegiances theme also leads to some darkly funny …

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Author V.V. Ganeshananthan goes beyond labels of war and terrorism to tell story of Sri Lanka’s Tamil community in Brotherless Night
1 year, 8 months ago

Author V.V. Ganeshananthan goes beyond labels of war and terrorism to tell story of Sri Lanka’s Tamil community in Brotherless Night

The Hindu  

The opening line of V.V. Ganeshananthan “I recently sent a letter to a terrorist I used to know.” In a way, the line speaks to the specific challenges of documenting the Sri Lankan civil war. Discussing their motivation doesn’t justify it, it just tries to understand it and to think about how someone might have arrived at that point.” Ganeshananthan …

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