A Passage North
A Passage North is a 2021 novel written by Anuk Arudpragasam. The novel is set in Sri Lanka following the end of the Civil War. It was first published on 13 July 2021 by Hogarth Press in the United States and by Hamish Hamilton in India. It was also published by Granta Books in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2021. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize.
First edition cover, (Hogarth, 2021) | |
| Author | Anuk Arudpragasam |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | English |
| Set in | Sri Lanka |
| Publisher | Hogarth Press |
Publication date | 13 July 2021 |
| Media type | Print (hardback), e-book, audio |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-0-593-23070-1 |
| OCLC | 1198990030 |
| 823/.92 | |
| LC Class | PR9440.9.A78 P37 2021 |
The novel follows Krishan, a young man working for a non-government organisation (NGO) in contemporary Colombo who makes a journey to the north of Sri Lanka – the former civil war battleground, to attend the cremation of his grandmother's former caretaker, Rani.
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