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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.
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Running in the Family, Michael Ondaatje
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- Released
- 1993
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- Title
- Running in the Family
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michael Ondaatje
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN10
- 0679746692
- ISBN13
- 9780679746690
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Travel, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Asia, Canada, Canadian Literature, Sri Lanka, Ceylon
- First published
- 1982
- Original title
- Running in the Family
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- 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.