A Passage North: A Novel by Anuk Arudpragasam (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • A young man journeys into Sri Lankas war-torn north in this searing novel of longing, loss, and the legacy of war from the author of The Story of a Brief Marriage. "A novel of tragic power and uncommon beauty."—Anthony Marra "One of the most individual minds of their generation."—Financial TimesSHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Time, NPRA Passage North begins with a message from out of the blue: a telephone call informing Krishan that his grandmothers 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. As Krishan makes the long journey by train from Colombo into the war-torn Northern Province for Ranis 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 Lankas thirty-year civil war, this procession to a pyre "at the end of the earth" lays bare the imprints of an islands past, the unattainable distances between who we are and what we seek. Written with precision and grace, Anuk Arudpragasams 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Anuk Arudpragasam was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He studied philosophy in the United States, receiving a doctorate at Columbia University. 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. He currently divides his time between India and Sri Lanka. Review "In sentences of unusual beauty and clarity, Arudpragasam observes even the most mundane of actions . . . with an attention so absolute it feels devotional. He is equally gifted at atmospheric, sensory description that transports the reader to Sri Lanka and India and at examining the emotions—elation, fear, impatience, satisfaction, shame—that simmer below the surface of our everyday lives."—The New York Times Book Review "It can take just two novels to establish a writer as one of the most individual minds of their generation. With his new novel, a revelatory exploration of the aftermath of war, Arudpragasam cements his reputation. [An] extraordinary and often illuminating novel."—Financial Times "A tender elegy . . . [a] wholehearted and necessary act of preservation by its author."—NPR "[A] profound meditation on suffering . . . survivors guilt and wars aftermath. In dense, hypnotic prose, Arudpragasam explores the desire for independence that enflamed the decades-long civil war, the violence that ensued and the emotional scars that refuse to heal."—The Guardian "Sumptuous . . . reminiscent of Michael Ondaatjes Anils Ghost."—Oprah Daily "Mesmerizing, political, intimate, unafraid—this is a superb novel, a novel that pays such close, intelligent attention to the world we all live in."—Sunjeev Sahota, author of The Year of the Runaways"Written with scrupulous attention to nuance and detail, A Passage North captures the rich interior of its protagonists mind but also contemporary Sri Lanka itself, war-scarred, traumatized. At its center is an exquisite form of noticing, a way of rendering consciousness and handling time that connects Arudpragasam to the great novelists of the past."—Colm Tóibín, author of Brooklyn and The Testament of Mary"Anuk Arudpragasams first book already showed what a fine novelist he was and this second novel provides proof, if any were needed, that he is a major writer, vastly accomplished."—Amitava Kumar, author of Immigrant, Montana"Its difficult to think of comparisons for Arudpragasams work among current English-language writers; one senses, reading his two extraordinary novels, a new mastery coming into being."—Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness and What Belongs to You"This is a novel as both an elegy and a love song, not only for a place, but for the souls, living and dead, who are bound to that place—what an unforgettable and perfect reading experience."—Paul Yoon, author of Snow Hunters and Run Me to Earth"A luminously intelligent, psychologically intricate novel."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Review Quote "In sentences of unusual beauty and clarity, Arudpragasam observes even the most mundane of actions . . . with an attention so absolute it feels devotional. He is equally gifted at atmospheric, sensory description that transports the reader to Sri Lanka and India and at examining the emotions--elation, fear, impatience, satisfaction, shame--that simmer below the surface of our everyday lives." --The New York Times Book Review "It can take just two novels to establish a writer as one of the most individual minds of their generation. With his new novel, a revelatory exploration of the aftermath of war, Arudpragasam cements his reputation. [An] extraordinary and often illuminating novel." -- Financial Times "A tender elegy . . . [a] wholehearted and necessary act of preservation by its author." --NPR "[A] profound meditation on suffering . . . survivors guilt and wars aftermath. In dense, hypnotic prose, Arudpragasam explores the desire for independence that enflamed the decades-long civil war, the violence that ensued and the emotional scars that refuse to heal." -- The Guardian "Sumptuous . . . reminiscent of Michael Ondaatjes Anils Ghost ." -- Oprah Daily "Mesmerizing, political, intimate, unafraid--this is a superb novel, a novel that pays such close, intelligent attention to the world we all live in." --Sunjeev Sahota, author of The Year of the Runaways "Written with scrupulous attention to nuance and detail, A Passage North captures the rich interior of its protagonists mind but also contemporary Sri Lanka itself, war-scarred, traumatized. At its center is an exquisite form of noticing, a way of rendering consciousness and handling time that connects Arudpragasam to the great novelists of the past." --Colm T Excerpt from Book 1 The present, we assume, is eternally before us, one of the few things in life from which we cannot be parted. It overwhelms us in the painful first moments of entry into the world, when it is still too new to be managed or negotiated, remains by our side during childhood and adolescence, in those years before the weight of memory and expectation, and so it is sad and a little unsettling to see that we become, as we grow older, much less capable of touching, grazing, or even glimpsing it, that the closest we seem to get to the present are those brief moments we stop to consider the spaces our bodies are occupying, the intimate warmth of the sheets in which we wake, the scratched surface of the window on a train taking us somewhere else, as if the only way we can hold time still is by trying physically to prevent the objects around us from moving. The present, we realize, eludes us more and more as the years go by, showing itself for fleeting moments before losing us in the worlds incessant movement, fleeing the second we look away and leaving scarcely a trace of its passing, or this at least is how it usually seems in retrospect, when in the next brief moment of consciousness, the next occasion we are able to hold things still, we realize how much time has passed since we were last aware of ourselves, when we realize how many days, weeks, and months have slipped by without our consent. Events take place, moods ebb and flow, people and situations come and go, but looking back during these rare junctures in which we are, for whatever reason, lifted up from the circular daydream of everyday life, we are slightly surprised to find ourselves in the places we are, as though we were absent while everything was happening, as though we were somewhere else during the time that is usually referred to as our life. Waking up each morning we follow by circuitous routes the thread of habit, out of our homes, into the world, and back to our beds at night, move unseeingly through familiar paths, one day giving way to another and one week to the next, so that when in the midst of this daydream something happens and the thread is finally cut, when, in a moment of strong desire or unexpected loss, the rhythms of life are interrupted, we look around and are quietly surprised to see that the world is vaster than we thought, as if wed been tricked or cheated out of all that time, time that in retrospect appears to have contained nothing of substance, no change and no duration, time that has come and gone but left us somehow untouched. Standing there before the window of his room, looking out through the dust- Details ISBN0593230728 Author Anuk Arudpragasam Short Title A Passage North Pages 304 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0593230728 ISBN-13 9780593230725 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-01-11 Subtitle A Novel Publisher Hogarth Imprint Hogarth Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-01-11 NZ Release Date 2022-01-11 US Release Date 2022-01-11 UK Release Date 2022-01-11 DEWEY 823.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134219113;

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