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

Description: About this productProduct Information This engaging book, longlisted for the UK's most prestigious non-fiction prize, the Samuel Johnson Prize, explores the Sri Lankan war; how the three-decade conflict began, why it burned for so long, and how it affected the lives of ordinary people. product Identifiers PublisherSt. Martin's PressISBN-101250069742ISBN-139781250069740eBay Product ID (ePID)208601362 Product Key FeaturesFormat - HardcoverLanguage - EnglishPublication Year - 2015 DimensionsWeight - 18.3 OzHeight - 1.3in.Width - 6.4in.Length - 9.6in. Additional Product Features Lc Classification NumberDs489.84.S845 2015bReviewsTo integrate these interviews into a broader historical narrative as seamlessly as subramanian has done is a rare event., "Engaging work of literary nonfiction...a harrowing yet captivating account of wartime and postwar Sri Lanka... Subramanian's balanced, beautifully written reportorial travelogue smartly reveals Sri Lanka's complex conflict to international audiences." --Publishers Weekly (starred) "A powerful book...Anyone interested in Sri Lanka, its past, present and future, must read this book." -- The Times of India "There is only one word to describe this book: it's a masterpiece, a Book of the Year, even possibly the decade" -- India Today (India) "Pick up This Divided Island, it'll be one of the best books you'll pick up this year." -- The Asian Age (India) "To integrate these interviews into a broader historical narrative as seamlessly as Subramanian has done is a rare event." -- Scroll (India) "Like Philip Gourevitch's account of the genocide in Rwanda, We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families, this is a superbly reported book. " -- Business Standard (India) ''Balanced, observant, good-natured, discursive and frequently witty.'' --William Dalrymple, The Guardian ''Extraordinary.'' --Roma Tearne, The Independent "A highly readable and powerful account of an oft-ignored struggle and the lives it came to shatter." -- Kirkus, "A powerful book...Anyone interested in Sri Lanka, its past, present and future, must read this book." -- The Times of India "There is only one word to describe this book: it's a masterpiece, a Book of the Year, even possibly the decade" --India Today (India) "Pick up This Divided Island, it'll be one of the best books you'll pick up this year." --The Asian Age (India) "To integrate these interviews into a broader historical narrative as seamlessly as Subramanian has done is a rare event." --Scroll (India) "Like Philip Gourevitch's account of the genocide in Rwanda, We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families, this is a superbly reported book. --Business Standard (India) , Like Philip Gourevitch's account of the genocide in Rwanda, We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families, this is a superbly reported book.|9781250069740|, Like Philip Gourevitch's account of the genocide in Rwanda, We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families, this is a superbly reported book., "There is only one word to describe this book: it's a masterpiece, a Book of the Year, even possibly the decade" - India Today (India) "This book is not just a journal of reportage but is also a meditation on memory... Pick up This Divided Island, it'll be one of the best books you'll pick up this year." - The Asian Age (India) "To integrate these interviews into a broader historical narrative as seamlessly as Subramanian has done is a rare event." - Scroll (India) "Like Philip Gourevitch's account of the genocide in Rwanda, We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families , this is a superbly reported book. - Business Standard (India)"Subramanian walks the tightrope between taking sides brilliantly. The book is taut with this dichotomous tension, building it up much as it would have built up on the island in the deeply disturbed decades that led up to the bloody denouement that finally had us poring over grainy news photographs of a Prabhakaran with half his skull blown off." - The Hindu (India) , A Powerful Book...Anyone Interested in Sri Lanka, Its Past, Present and Future, Must Read this Book., "Engaging work of literary nonfiction...a harrowing yet captivating account of wartime and postwar Sri Lanka... Subramanian's balanced, beautifully written reportorial travelogue smartly reveals Sri Lanka's complex conflict to international audiences." --Publishers Weekly (starred) "With his keen journalistic eye, Subramanian illuminates the complexities and atrocities of a country and culture trying to establish its identity... A great read by a stellar writer." -- Library Journal "A powerful book...Anyone interested in Sri Lanka, its past, present and future, must read this book." -- The Times of India "There is only one word to describe this book: it's a masterpiece, a Book of the Year, even possibly the decade" -- India Today (India) "Pick up This Divided Island, it'll be one of the best books you'll pick up this year." -- The Asian Age (India) "To integrate these interviews into a broader historical narrative as seamlessly as Subramanian has done is a rare event." -- Scroll (India) "Like Philip Gourevitch's account of the genocide in Rwanda, We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families, this is a superbly reported book. " -- Business Standard (India) ''Balanced, observant, good-natured, discursive and frequently witty.'' --William Dalrymple, The Guardian ''Extraordinary.'' --Roma Tearne, The Independent "A highly readable and powerful account of an oft-ignored struggle and the lives it came to shatter." -- Kirkus, "A powerful book...Anyone interested in Sri Lanka, its past, present and future, must read this book." -- The Times of India "There is only one word to describe this book: it's a masterpiece, a Book of the Year, even possibly the decade" -- India Today (India) "Pick up This Divided Island, it'll be one of the best books you'll pick up this year." -- The Asian Age (India) "To integrate these interviews into a broader historical narrative as seamlessly as Subramanian has done is a rare event." -- Scroll (India) "Like Philip Gourevitch's account of the genocide in Rwanda, We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families, this is a superbly reported book. " -- Business Standard (India) ''Balanced, observant, good-natured, discursive and frequently witty.'' --William Dalrymple, The Guardian ''Extraordinary.'' --Roma Tearne, The Independent "A highly readable and powerful account of an oft-ignored struggle and the lives it came to shatter." -- Kirkus, There is only one word to describe this book: it's a masterpiece, a Book of the Year, even possibly the decadeAuthorSamanth SubramanianCopyright Date2015Target AudienceTradeLccn2015-029777Dewey Decimal954.9303/2Dewey Edition23IllustratedYes Shipping:- • We are not responsible for undeliverable addresses. We reserve the right to charge the shipping fee again for returned items due to a wrong address. • Items are generally shipped out the next business 10-30 days after your payment has been clear. • Worldwide shipping available Shipped with TRACKING NUMBER ABSOLUTELY FREE..!. 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