V. V. Ganeshananthan
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Thorough research is not just for non-fiction books; a great deal of research goes into most historical fiction novels as well. Ganeshananthan will discuss how she created a realistic and historically appropriate setting for her novel by researching 1980s Sri Lanka. She’ll also delve into themes and style, emphasizing its place in the larger tradition of literature addressing war, feminism, and ethnicity.
V. V. GANESHANANTHAN (she/her) is the author of the novels Brotherless Night (a New York Times Editors’ Choice) and Love Marriage, which was longlisted for the Women's Prize and named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post. Her work has appeared in Granta, The New York Times, and The Best American Nonrequired Reading, among other publications. A former vice president of the South Asian Journalists Association, she has also served on the board of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, and is presently a member of the boards of the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies and the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. She teaches in the MFA program at the University of Minnesota, and since 2017, has co-hosted the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast on Literary Hub, which is about the intersection of literature and the news.
Learn more about V. V. Ganeshananthan at vvganeshananthan.com.
