Book HackThis Divided IslandBy Samanth Subramanian
In a Nutshell
Samanth Subramanian's account of Sri Lanka in the aftermath of its 30-year civil war paints a harrowing portrait of a nation's soul in crisis.
Favorite Quote
Perhaps, like real currency, rumours even keeps things liquid, because it does not always require you to commit to an opinion or modify your views. During the war, this must have been a useful quality.
Samanth Subramanian
Introduction
The end to the Sri Lankan civil war – nearly 30 years of violence – came in 2009 with the death of the leader of the Tamil Tigers.
But peace by no means meant forgetting what had happened, and a legacy of bloodshed and cruelty hangs over the country.
Samanth Subramanian is a prominent Indian writer and journalist living in London whose work on the Sri Lankan civil war was nominated for the Samuel Johnson Prize and the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize.
This Divided Island asks how a people so damaged by ongoing tragedy can ever hope to rebuild social trust and cohesion.
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