Who wrote Brotherless Night?

V. V. Ganeshananthan wrote Brotherless Night, first published in 2023. It is a work of literary fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for Brotherless Night?

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Essential Read

Brotherless Night

Name: Brotherless Night
Author: V. V. Ganeshananthan

by V. V. Ganeshananthan · 2023

Literary Fiction · ranked #243 in category

Winner · The Women's Prize for Fiction, 2024

Sashi, a sixteen-year-old in Jaffna in 1981, dreams of becoming a doctor — and watches her brothers, one by one, drawn into the Tamil militant movement as Sri Lanka descends into civil war. Ganeshananthan's novel is about the impossible choices available to women in a community torn apart by violence from every direction — the state, the militants, and the war itself.

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