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6 de sept. de 2016 · Anuk Arudpragasam. Anuk Arudpragasam is a Sri Lankan Tamil novelist. His first novel, The Story of a Brief Marriage, was translated into seven languages, won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. His second novel, A Passage North, came out in July 2021 and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
The Story of a Brief Marriage is a meditation on violence, trauma and marginality set during the last weeks of the Sri Lankan civil war. Winner of the 2017 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and shortlisted for the 2017 Dylan Thomas Prize, it was named a top ten novel of 2016 by The Wall Street Journal, as well as a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, The Financial ...
6 de sept. de 2016 · The Story of a Brief Marriage] turns our focus not only on the brutality of war, but also on the blessing of life.” ― Washington Independent Review of Books “The tale of two strangers suddenly thrust into a strange new relationship, The Story of a Brief Marriage is an immersive portrait of life touched by war and despair that will be sure to move you.”
Randy Boyagoda of The Guardian wrote it as "A debut novel which raises timely questions about how we regard the suffering of others", [3] Bárbara Mujica of Washington Independent Review of Books wrote "Still, The Story of a Brief Marriage is a worthwhile read. It turns our focus not only on the brutality of war, but also on the blessing of life.", [4] Novelist Colm Toibin praised Arudpragasam ...
Anuk Arudpragasam’s The Story of a Brief Marriage is a feat of extraordinary sensitivity and imagination, a meditation on the fundamental elements of human existence—eating, sleeping, washing, touching, speaking—that give us direction and purpose, even as the world around us collapses. Set over the course of a single day and night, this ...
18 de nov. de 2016 · The Story of a Brief Marriage is a novel about love in a time of war that describes human suffering in graphic, unforgiving detail. It sets out to unsettle the reader with this purpose from the ...
1 de ene. de 2022 · In the hours they spend together, Dinesh and Ganga attempt to awaken to one another, to reclaim their humanity. Anuk Arudpragasam's The Story of a Brief Marriage is a feat of stunning imaginative empathy, a meditation on the bare elements of human existence that give life its pulse and purpose, even in the face of atrocity"--
