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Violence
Some
Civil war violence; mass graves; death throughout
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Grief, trauma, and the forensic work of bearing witness
What this book is about
Ondaatje's 2000 novel follows Anil Tissera, a forensic anthropologist investigating human rights abuses during Sri Lanka's civil war. Features wartime violence, grief, and Ondaatje's luminous prose. For adults.
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Civil war violence
Mass graves
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