{"product_id":"a-passage-north-paperback","title":"A Passage North - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnuk Arudpragasam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE - A young man journeys into Sri Lanka's war-torn north in this searing novel of longing, loss, and the legacy of war from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a Brief Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A novel of tragic power and uncommon beauty.\"--Anthony Marra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most individual minds of their generation\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR--\u003ci\u003eTime, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Passage North\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a message from out of the blue: a telephone call informing Krishan that his grandmother's caretaker, Rani, has died under unexpected circumstances--found at the bottom of a well in her village in the north, her neck broken by the fall. The news arrives on the heels of an email from Anjum, an impassioned yet aloof activist Krishnan fell in love with years before while living in Delhi, stirring old memories and desires from a world he left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Krishan makes the long journey by train from Colombo into the war-torn Northern Province for Rani's funeral, so begins an astonishing passage into the innermost reaches of a country. At once a powerful meditation on absence and longing, as well as an unsparing account of the legacy of Sri Lanka's thirty-year civil war, this procession to a pyre \"at the end of the earth\" lays bare the imprints of an island's past, the unattainable distances between who we are and what we seek. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with precision and grace, Anuk Arudpragasam's masterful novel is an attempt to come to terms with life in the wake of devastation, and a poignant memorial for those lost and those still living.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnuk Arudpragasam\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He studied philosophy in the United States, receiving a doctorate at Columbia University. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a Brief Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e, was translated into seven languages, won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He currently divides his time between India and Sri Lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766501179680,"sku":"9780593230725","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dbead8b7e9734edaa321ee7d58265e1d.webp?v=1780293854","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-passage-north-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}