![]() ![]() “One of the things that the rhetoric of terrorism seeks to do is to make the terrorist unintelligible,” says the author over a Zoom call from Minneapolis, where she teaches creative writing at the University of Minnesota. And for that, she first dismantles the very language of terrorism. What Ganeshananthan, 43, American writer and journalist of Ilankai Tamil descent, seeks to do is bring obscured voices back into the conversation. Thousands of narratives clamour for precedence, and no single strand of politics, empathy or logic can do justice to them all. ![]() “I recently sent a letter to a terrorist I used to know.” In a way, the line speaks to the specific challenges of documenting the Sri Lankan civil war. ![]() Either way, the opening line will disarm you. Maybe you’ve settled down in an armchair with a cup of tea, or maybe you’re leaning against a shelf in a bookstore, on the prowl for your next big read. Ganeshananthan’s sophomore novel, Brotherless Night, will give you pause. ![]()
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