A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam - Award-Winning Literary Fiction Novel | Sri Lankan Civil War Story | Perfect for Book Clubs & Contemporary Literature Lovers

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021It begins with a message: a telephone call informing Krishan that his grandmother's former caregiver has died. As Krishan makes the long journey by train from the Sri Lankan capital into the war-torn Northern Province for the funeral, so he travels into the soul of a country devastated by civil war. Written with precision and grace, A Passage North is a luminous meditation on time and consciousness, race and national identity, and a poignant exploration of the unattainable distances between who we are and what we seek.; 304 pages; Published: 03/03/2022