Ondaatje, Michael

Running in the family - New York: Vintage Books, 1982. - 207p.; pbk; 20cm.

Includes index and references

n the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India, " Ondaatje simultaneously retraces the baroque mythology of his Dutch-Ceylonese family. An inspired travel narrative and family memoir by an exceptional writer.

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Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
Sri Lanka--Biography
Manners and customs
Families
Travel
American literature

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