Brotherless Night
Brotherless Night is a novel by V. V. Ganeshananthan, first published by Random House in January 2023, with Viking as its UK publisher. Set during the Sri Lankan civil war, it follows Sashi, a Tamil teenager who hopes to become a doctor. It won the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction.
- Editions tracked
- 4
- First edition
- Random House, 2023
- First published
- Random House, 2023
- First UK edition
- Viking
The first edition of Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan was published in New York by Random House in 2023. We track 4 editions.
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Who published the first edition of Brotherless Night?
The first edition of Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan was published in New York by Random House in 2023.
How many editions of Brotherless Night are there?
We track 4 editions of Brotherless Night, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Brotherless Night, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Brotherless Night, Publishers Weekly, 2022 (publishersweekly.com)
- Viking lands gripping new novel from Ganeshananthan at auction, The Bookseller, 2022 (thebookseller.com)
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