Brotherless Night: Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024
Jan 2023 · Random House
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WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024
'A masterpiece of historical fiction' MONICA ALI, chair of judges for the Women's Prize for Fiction
Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war tears through her hometown of Jaffna, her dream takes her on a different path as she sees those around her, including her four beloved brothers and their friend, get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. Desperate to act, she must ask herself: is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm?
'An unforgettable account of a country and a family coming undone... Brotherless Night is a spectacular work of historical fiction' Guardian
'A heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war' BRIT BENNETT, bestselling author of THE VANISHING HALF
'Blazingly brilliant' CELESTE NG, bestselling author of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
'Stunningly great' Curtis Sittenfeld, bestselling author of ROMANTIC COMEDY, via Twitter
'Ganeshananthan is a superb writer...I wept at many points in this novel and I also wept when it was over' Sunday Times
WINNER OF THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION
'A masterpiece of historical fiction' MONICA ALI, chair of judges for the Women's Prize for Fiction
Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war tears through her hometown of Jaffna, her dream takes her on a different path as she sees those around her, including her four beloved brothers and their friend, get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. Desperate to act, she must ask herself: is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm?
'An unforgettable account of a country and a family coming undone... Brotherless Night is a spectacular work of historical fiction' Guardian
'A heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war' BRIT BENNETT, bestselling author of THE VANISHING HALF
'Blazingly brilliant' CELESTE NG, bestselling author of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
'Stunningly great' Curtis Sittenfeld, bestselling author of ROMANTIC COMEDY, via Twitter
'Ganeshananthan is a superb writer...I wept at many points in this novel and I also wept when it was over' Sunday Times
WINNER OF THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION
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About the author
V. V. Ganeshananthan is the author of Love Marriage, which was longlisted for the Women's Prize in 2008. Her work has appeared in Granta, The New York Times, and The Atlantic Monthly, among others. BROTHERLESS NIGHT draws on 16 years of research into the Sri Lankan civil war. Since 2017, Ganeshananthan has co-hosted a podcast called FICTION/NON/FICTION with novelist Whitney Terrell, featuring writers like Marlon James, Madeline Miller and Jia Tolentino. She teaches in the MFA program at the University of Minnesota.
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