This Divided Island

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]

This Divided Island: Life, Death, and the Sri Lankan War

Author	Samanth Subramanian
Language	English
Publisher	Penguin Books
Publication date	2015
Publication place	India
ISBN	9781250069740

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]

See also

• Sri Lankan Civil War in popular culture

References

1. "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.