This Divided Island

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

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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  1. ^ a b "This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War review – a moving portrayal of the agonies of the conflict". the Guardian. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ Sripathi, Apoorva (12 August 2014). "A chronicler of the divided island". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ "The Baillie Gifford Prize (UK) - This Divided Island". Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Author Samanth Subramanian's 'This Divided Island' longlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize". The Economic Times. PTI. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. ^ "This Divided Island | Samanth Subramanian | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ Kerr, Michael (9 May 2016). "RSL Ondaatje Prize shortlist includes The Shepherd's Life, Weatherland – and poetry". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 July 2020.


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