Brotherless Night
| Author | V.V. Ganeshananthan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 25 April 2024 |
| Pages | 348 |
| ISBN | 0241611040 (paperback edition) |
Brotherless Night is A 2024 coming-of-age novel by V.V. Ganeshananthan set during the Sri Lankan civil war centers around 16-year-old Sakshi, who dreams of becoming a doctor while her brothers and first love join the Tamil Tigers. it won best at Women's Prize for Fiction in 2024[1][2][3][4]
Plot
[edit]16-year-old Sashikala Kulenthiren who is the only daughter of the family and four brothers - Niranjan, Dayalan, Seelan, and Aran, who dreams of becoming a doctor like her grandfather in Jaffa and her feelings for her classmate K who saved her from burning and She experienced witnessing anti-Tamil riots, and her oldest brother, Nirajan, was killed while staying at their grandmother's house in Colombo. Her other brothers and her first love, K, joined the Tamil Tigers.
Characters
[edit]- Sashikala Kulenthiren
- K - Frist love and friend of Sashi
- Niranjan
- Dayalan
- Seelan
- Aran
- Anjali Premachandran
References
[edit]- ^ "VV Ganeshanathan's novel about the Sri Lankan civil war wins the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction". Scroll.in. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ Patrick, Bethanne (2024-12-28). "This prize-winning novel spotlights civilian women during war". Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ Sharma, Saurabh (27 July 2024). "'Brotherless Night' book review: Notes from a mourner's life". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ "'Brotherless Night,' an ambitious novel about Sri Lankan civil war, wins $150K prize". NPR.
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