HOW DOES ONE LIVE AFTER WAR, DEFEAT AND EXILE?

In the book *The Afterlives of Tamil Tigers*, researcher Giacomo Mantovan (CRIA Iscte) explores the experiences of former combatants—both men and women—of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who are currently living in France.

Drawing on the testimonies of these veterans, the book analyses their life trajectories — from military training to exile — and examines how experiences such as combat, torture, loss and survival continue to shape identities, memories and ways of being in the world.

Giacomo Mantovan holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from EHESS and is a researcher at CRIA-Iscte. His research focuses on political violence, militancy and the memory of the civil war and exile among Sri Lankan Tamils.