A Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan

Thursday, October 17, 2024 6:00 PM EDT
Fenwick Library, Fenwick Reading Room, 2nd Floor

Set during the civil war in Sri Lanka, V.V. Ganeshananthan’s latest novel, Brotherless Night, follows a young woman, Sashi, who dreams of being a doctor. When she starts working as a medic for a militant group, Sashi is shocked by the atrocities she witnesses, and begins to secretly document all the human rights violations. Best-selling author Celeste Ng says, “With immense compassion and deep moral complexity, V. V. Ganeshananthan brings us an achingly moving portrait of a world full of turmoil, but one in which human connections and shared stories can teach us how—and as importantly, why—to survive.”