This Divided Island

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]

This Divided Island: Life, Death, and the Sri Lankan War
AuthorSamanth Subramanian
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date
2015
ISBN9781250069740

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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References
  1. "This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War review – a moving portrayal of the agonies of the conflict". the Guardian. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  2. Sripathi, Apoorva (2014-08-12). "A chronicler of the divided island". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  3. "The Baillie Gifford Prize (UK) - This Divided Island". Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  4. "Author Samanth Subramanian's 'This Divided Island' longlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  5. "This Divided Island | Samanth Subramanian | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  6. Kerr, Michael (2016-05-09). "RSL Ondaatje Prize shortlist includes The Shepherd's Life, Weatherland – and poetry". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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