Running in the Family
Author | : Michael Ondaatje |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2011-03-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307776648 |
ISBN-13 | : 0307776646 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Download or read book Running in the Family written by Michael Ondaatje and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 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.