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A Passage North
''A Passage North'' is a 2021 novel written by Anuk Arudpragasam. The novel is set in Sri Lanka following the end of the Civil War. It was first published on 13 July 2021 by Hogarth Press in the United States and by Hamish Hamilton in India. It was also published by Granta Books in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2021. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. The novel follows Krishan, a young man working for a non-government organisation (NGO) in contemporary Colombo who makes a journey to the north of Sri Lanka – the former civil war battleground, to attend the cremation of his grandmother's former caretaker, Rani. Writing A philosophical novel, ''A Passage North'' is intensely introspective. The narrative primarily comprises long and flowing sentences filled with participial phrases and subordinate clauses. Dialogue is described in the past perfect tense with no direct quotation marks. The author rationalised this choice as not wanting to "engage in ventriloquism". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuk Arudpragasam
Anuk Arudpragasam ( ta, அனுக் அருட்பிரகாசம்) (born 1988) is a Sri Lankan Tamil novelist writing in English and Tamil. His debut novel ''The Story of a Brief Marriage'' was published in 2016 by Flatiron Books/Granta Books and was subsequently translated into French, German, Czech, Mandarin, Dutch and Italian. The novel, which takes place in 2009 during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War, won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the German Internationaler Literaturpreis. His second novel, '' A Passage North'', was published in 2021 and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Early life and education Arudpragasam was born in 1988 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Tamil parents. He grew up in a wealthy family in Colombo. His Tamil family originally came from the northeast of the country. However, he himself never came into direct contact with the civil war that raged in the northeast from 1983 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Daughter The Terrorist
''My Daughter the Terrorist'' is a 2007 documentary film about 24-year-olds Dharsika and Puhalchudar living and fighting side-by-side for seven years as part of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) elite force, the Black Tigers. The women describe their traumatic experiences at the hands of the Sri Lankan army, which led them to join the guerrilla group. Dharsika's father died in the war and was left with her mother struggling to bring up her family in a war-torn society. Growing up in a Catholic family, she wanted to be a nun, but later joined the LTTE after the death of her father. Puhalchudar lost her home with her family and ended up in a displaced persons camp, describing the horrific conditions they faced at a young age. Dharsika's mother hopes to meet her daughter and Puhalchudar during the rebel group's Heroes Day Memorial, also known as '' Maaveerar Naal'', only to place flowers on the grave of the unknown soldier. The film was directed by Beate Arnestad, produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Civil War Books
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Novels Set In Sri Lanka
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English-language Novels
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2021 Novels
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Platinum Jubilee Of Elizabeth II
The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration in 2022 marking the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952, the first British monarch to ever celebrate one. In the United Kingdom, there was an extra bank holiday on 3 June and the usual spring bank holiday was moved from the end of May to 2 June to create the four-day Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend from Thursday, 2 June, to Sunday, 5 June. It was the first time that any monarch in British history celebrated a platinum jubilee, as is the case in the histories of the other Commonwealth realms. Initiatives to commemorate the jubilee were announced by the governments of many realms—including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the United Kingdom—of territories, such as the Cayman Islands and Gibraltar, and celebrations were also held in other Commonwealth member states, like the Gambia, Malaysia, Malta, Pakistan, and Samoa. Leaders from across the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reading Agency
The Reading Agency is a charity registered in England and Wales which promotes the benefits of reading among children and adults in UK, working with partners including public libraries, colleges and prisons. Operations Sue Wilkinson served as the CEO. The Reading Agency is based out of The Society of Authors building in Holborn, London and describes its mission as "to tackle life's big challenges through the proven power of reading " like life skills and learning, health and wellbeing and isolation and loneliness. Its main programme for children is the Summer Reading Challenge, which began in 1999. The Summer Reading Challenge is run with public libraries and encourages children to read six books during the school summer holiday. The Reading Agency also runChatterbooks children’s reading groupsin schools and libraries across the UK. The Reading Agency has a wide range of programmes for adults. It works with well-known authors and publishers to create short books calleQuick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Jubilee Read
The Big Jubilee Read is a 2022 campaign to promote reading for pleasure and to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. A list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, 10 from each decade of Elizabeth II's reign, was selected by a panel of experts and announced by the BBC and The Reading Agency on 18 April 2022. ''Includes list of titles with images of covers'' Selection process An initial long-list was compiled from readers' suggestions, and a panel of librarians, booksellers and "literature specialists" made the choice of 70 titles, aiming "to engage all readers in the discovery and celebration of great books". The project received funding from the Arts Council and is supported by Libraries Connected and the Booksellers Association. The organisers hope that the project will "celebrate the joy of reading and the power that it has to connect people across the country and among nations". Nineteen of the books are winners of the Booker Prize. Most of the books are novels wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Booker Prize
The 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction was announced on 3 November 2021, during a ceremony at the BBC Radio Theatre. The longlist was announced on 27 July 2021. The shortlist was announced on 14 September 2021. The Prize was awarded to Damon Galgut for his novel, '' The Promise'', receiving £50,000. He is the third South African to win the prize, after J. M. Coetzee and Nadine Gordimer. Judging panel * Rowan Williams *Horatia Harrod * Natascha McElhone *Chigozie Obioma *Maya Jasanoff (Chair) Nominees Shortlist Longlist See also * List of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction References {{Man Booker Prize Man Booker The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. ... Booker Prizes by year 2021 awards in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Theroux
Marcel Raymond Theroux (born 13 June 1968) is a British-American novelist and broadcaster. He wrote ''A Stranger in The Earth'' and '' The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes: A Paper Chase,'' for which he won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2002. His third novel, ''A Blow to the Heart,'' was published by Faber in 2006. His fourth, ''Far North,'' was published in June 2009. His fifth, ''Strange Bodies,'' was published in May 2013. He has also worked in television news in New York City and in Boston. He is the elder son of the American travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux and his then-wife Anne Castle. His younger brother, Louis Theroux, is a journalist, documentarian, and television presenter. Early life Marcel Theroux was born in 1968 in Kampala, Uganda, where his American father, Paul Theroux, was teaching at Makerere University. His mother is Anne Castle, an Englishwoman. The family spent the next two years in Singapore, where his father taught at the National University of Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Observer
''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper. History Origins The first issue, published on 4 December 1791 by W.S. Bourne, was the world's first Sunday newspaper. Believing that the paper would be a means of wealth, Bourne instead soon found himself facing debts of nearly £1,600. Though early editions purported editorial independence, Bourne attempted to cut his losses and sell the title to the government. When this failed, Bourne's brother (a wealthy businessman) made an offer to the government, which also refused to buy the paper but agreed to subsidise it in return for influence over its editorial content. As a result, the paper soon took a strong line against radicals such as Thomas Paine, Francis Burdett and Joseph Priestley. 19th century In 180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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