Oct 1, 2019 · Vanni is a fictional account of a family's experience through the recent Sri Lankan civil war. The people and incidents explored in Vanni draw upon the author's experience from interviewing many survivors, his academic research and his own experience living in Sri Lanka as part of a UN task force.

Oct 31, 2023 · In the tradition of Maus, Persepolis, and The Breadwinner, Vanni is a graphic novel documenting the human side of the conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the “Tamil Tigers.”

Elegantly drawn by Lindsay Pollock, and with a real sense of immediacy, Vanni takes readers through the unimaginable struggles, horrors and life-changing decisions faced by a family looking for hope during a time of immense loss.

In the tradition of Maus, Palestine, and Persepolis, Vanni is a graphic novel documenting the human side of the conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the “Tamil Tigers.” Told from the perspective of a single family, it takes readers through the horrors and life-changing decisions individuals are forced to make when caught up in ...

Set in Vanni, the northern region of Sri Lanka that was devastated by the civil war, this graphic novel follows the Ramachandran family as they flee their home after the 2004 tsunami and move from one displacement camp to the next, seeking an ever-elusive safe haven and struggling to keep each other alive.

Nov 30, 2019 · The recently published graphic novel Vanni: A Family’s Struggle Through The Sri Lankan Conflict, by Benjamin Dix and Lindsay Pollock, tells the story of a Sri Lankan fisherman named Antoni Ramachandran, who ekes out a living by the sea alongside his family, and his neighbours, the Chologars.

Sep 19, 2019 · In the tradition of Maus, Persepolis, Palestine and The Breadwinner, Vanni is a graphic novel focusing on the conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the 'Tamil...