V. V. GANESHANANTHAN

In Sri Lanka ogni famiglia comincia con un matrimonio combinato… Nella regione di Jaffa, in Sri Lanka, dove la terra profuma di té e di pioggia, la regola vuole che ogni famiglia cominci con un matri

In this globe-scattered Sri Lankan family, we speak of only two kinds of marriage. The first is the Arranged Marriage. The second is the Love Marriage. In reality, there is a whole spectrum in between, but most of us spend years running away from the first toward the second. [p. 3]The daughter of Sri Lankan immigrants who left their collapsing country and married in America, Yalini finds herself caught between the traditions of her ancestors and the lure of her own modern world. But when she is summoned to Toronto to help care for her dying uncle, Kumaran, a former member of the militant Tamil Tigers, Yalini is forced to see that violence is not a relic of the Sri Lankan past, but very much a part of her Western present.While Kumarans loved ones gather around him to say goodbye, Yalini traces her familys rootsand the conflicts facing them as ethnic Tamilsthrough a series of marriages. Now, as Kumarans death and his daughters politically motivated nuptials edge closer, Yalini must decide where she stands. Lyrical and innovative, V. V. Ganeshananthans novel brilliantly unfolds how generations of struggle both form and fractures families. Praise for Love MarriageA beautiful first novel. This intricately woven tale, with its universal themes of love and estrangement, presents an exciting new voice in American literature. Yiyun Li, author of A Thousand Years of Good PrayersComplex and moving . . . an impressive debut.Daniel Alarcon, author of Lost City Radio V. V. Ganeshananthan has given us a riveting picture of the intersections of love and war that shape us all. A debut of incredible passion and wisdom. Rebecca Johns, author of IcebergsAt its best and simplest, Ganeshananthan can be profoundly moving. She captures the pain of exile poignantly. --The San Francisco ChronicleGaneshananthan has created a slow-burning and beautifully written debut in Love Marriage. It is an evocative examination of Sri Lankan cultural mores, and the way one family is affected by love and war The Financial TimesPoignant and authentic. Insight gained into Torontos Tamil community is a welcome bonus in this gem of a book by a young writer who is sure to present more thought-provoking, entertaining prose in the future. --The Toronto StarThe book is at times witty and always beautifully written The Irish Times"Innovative.this is an ambitious family drama about an underreported part of the world, filled with well-shaded characters [and] gorgeous flourishBuy it." -- New York Magazine"As if she were stringing a necklace of bright beads, the author relates the stories of Yalinis Sri Lankan forebears in lapidary folkloric narrativesWhat she does here, she does quite affectingly." -- The Boston Globe "In spare, lyrical prose, V.V. Ganeshananthans debut novel tells the story of two Sri Lankan Tamil families over four generations who, despite civil war and displacement, are irrevocably joined by marriage and tradition.Powerful." -- Ms. Magazine

Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1981. Sashi, seize ans, veut devenir médecin. Mais au cours de la décennie qui s’ouvre, la guerre civile qui éclate dans son pays met à mal son rêve. Alors que ses quatre frères et

An outstanding debut novel of fractured family relationships in modern Sri Lanka, from the author of the Womens Prize-winning Brotherless NightAn evocative examination of Sri Lankan cultural mores, and the way one family is affected by love and warFinancial TimesGaneshananthan is a superb writerSunday TimesMoving and intelligentIndependentIn this globe-scattered Sri Lankan family, we speak only of two kinds of marriage. The first is the Arranged Marriage. The second is the Love Marriage.Reverse a family tree and branches of blood are whittled down to one person - in this case, first-generation American Yalini. The daughter of Sri Lankan immigrants, Yalini finds herself caught between the traditions of her ancestors and the lure of her own modern world. When she is summoned to Toronto to help care for her dying uncle, Kumaran, Yalini is forced to see that violence is not a relic of the Sri Lankan past, but very much a part of her Western present.While Kumarans loved ones gather around him to say goodbye, Yalini traces her familys roots through a series of marriages - Love Marriage, Arranged Marriage, and all that lies in between.

WINNER OF THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024A masterpiece of historical fictionMONICA ALI, chair of judges for the Womens Prize for FictionSixteen-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 fictionGuardianA heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war BRIT BENNETT, bestselling author of THE VANISHING HALFBlazingly brilliant CELESTE NG, bestselling author of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHEREStunningly great Curtis Sittenfeld, bestselling author of ROMANTIC COMEDY, via TwitterGaneshananthan is a superb writer...I wept at many points in this novel and I also wept when it was overSunday TimesWINNER OF THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 "A heart-breaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war. This beautiful, nuanced novel follows a young doctor caught within conflicting ideologies as she tries to save lives. I couldn't put this book down" BRIT BENNETT, bestselling author of THE VANISHING HALF Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war subsumes Sri Lanka, her dream takes her on a different path as she watches those around her, including her four beloved brothers and their best friend, get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. She must ask herself: is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm?