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...Ganeshananthan, a former Crimson managing editor, reached a two-book deal with Random House, Inc., late last month. The first of the two, “Love Marriage,” is slated for release in the spring of 2008. It tells the story of a globally-scattered Sri Lankan family as it encounters violence and displacement over several generations...
...Ganeshananthan, whose parents are Sri Lankan, said her advisor, visiting lecturer Jamaica Kincaid, encouraged her to publish the thesis...
...Ganeshananthan, like her mentor, has worked at big-name publications before her first novel hits bookshelves. She has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic Monthly, the American Prospect, and the Chronicle of Higher Education...
...Ganeshananthan had the opportunity to pursue an independent study in creative writing with Kincaid in her sophomore year. “She wouldn’t let me slide by,” Ganeshananthan said of Kincaid. “Not that anyone would choose an independent study intending to slide by, but, at the time, I was trying on different styles. When I found the right material, she was very encouraging...
...Ganeshananthan, whose second book is still in progress, also said that her journalistic background helped her in her first foray into fiction...