Vanni: A Family's Struggle Through the Sri Lankan Conflict

by Benjamin Dix and Lindsay Pollock

Book Overview

In the tradition of Maus, Persepolis, Palestine, and The Breadwinner, 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 otherwise unimaginable struggles, horrors, and life-changing decisions families and individuals are forced to make when caught up in someone else's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271084979
• ISBN13: 9780271084978
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 2.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.9" x 9.8"