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Author | Samanth Subramanian |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 2015 |
Publication place | India |
ISBN | 9781250069740 |
This Divided Island: Life, Death, and the Sri Lankan War is a book by Indian author and journalist, Samanth Subramanian, written as a non fiction account of the Sri Lankan Civil War. [1]
The book received positive coverage for its depiction of the sectarian conflict between the Sri Lankan state and the Sri Lankan Tamils. [2] The book was nominated for the Samuel Johnson Prize and the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize. [3] [4] [5] [6] Writing in The Guardian, William Dalrymple, called it a remarkable and moving portrayal of the agonies of the conflict that "will stand as a fine literary monument against the government’s attempt at imposed forgetfulness". [1]
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Author | Samanth Subramanian |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 2015 |
Publication place | India |
ISBN | 9781250069740 |
This Divided Island: Life, Death, and the Sri Lankan War is a book by Indian author and journalist, Samanth Subramanian, written as a non fiction account of the Sri Lankan Civil War. [1]
The book received positive coverage for its depiction of the sectarian conflict between the Sri Lankan state and the Sri Lankan Tamils. [2] The book was nominated for the Samuel Johnson Prize and the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize. [3] [4] [5] [6] Writing in The Guardian, William Dalrymple, called it a remarkable and moving portrayal of the agonies of the conflict that "will stand as a fine literary monument against the government’s attempt at imposed forgetfulness". [1]