V. V. Ganeshananthan
American writer of Ilankai Tamil descent (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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V. V. "Sugi" Ganeshananthan (born 1980)[1] is an American fiction writer, essayist, and journalist of Ilankai Tamil descent. Her work has appeared in many leading newspapers and journals, including Granta, The Atlantic Monthly, and The Washington Post.
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Born | 1980 (age 43ā44) |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Education | Harvard College (BA) University of Iowa (MFA) Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (MA) |
Notable works | Love Marriage |
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Ganeshananthan is the author of Love Marriage, a novel set in Sri Lanka and North America, which was published by Random House in April 2008. Love Marriage was named one of The Washington Post Book World's Best of 2008 and appeared on the longlist for the Orange Prize. It was also selected as a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick.[2]
Ganeshananthan's second novel, Brotherless Night, is set in the early years of the Sri Lankan civil war and was published by Penguin Random House in January 2023. Selected as a New York Times Editors' Choice book,[3] it won the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction[4] and the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction.[5]