10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONDAATJE»
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At mealtimes he is seated at the lowly 'cat's table' - as far from the Captain's table as can be - with a ragtag group of adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin.
An inspired travel narrative and family memoir by an exceptional writer. From the Trade Paperback edition.
This is a story of possession and loss, about the often discordant demands of family, love, and memory. Written in the sensuous prose for which Michael Ondaatje's fiction is celebrated, Divisadero is the work of a master story-teller.
Anil's Ghost transports us to Sri Lanka, a country steeped in centuries of tradition, now forced into the late twentieth century by the ravages of a bloody civil war.
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Coming Through Slaughter
Bringing to life the fabulous, colorful panorama of New Orleans in the first flush of the jazz era, this book tells the story of Buddy Bolden, the first of the great trumpet players--some say the originator of jazz--who was, in any case, ...
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The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid is a virtuoso synthesis of storytelling, history, and myth by a writer who brings us back to our familiar legends with a renewed sense of wonder. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Bristling with intelligence and shimmering with romance, this novel tests the boundary between history and myth.
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Comparative Cultural Studies and Michael
Ondaatje's Writing
In this collection, some of the most perceptive scholars working in cultural and literary studies examine Ondaatje's texts - his poetry, his novels In the Skin of a Lion, The English Patient (novel and film), and Anil's Ghost.
Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek, 2005
The first complete critical guide to Michael Ondaatje.
With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONDAATJE»
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AROUND YOUR TOWN for Friday, July 24, 2015
Tuesday, August 4 at 5:30 p.m. Join August Schaefer to discuss “Running in the Family” by Michael Ondaatje. In an exotic, evocative portrait of ... «Sierra Vista Herald, Jul 15»
Salman Rushdie on Islam: 'We have learned the wrong lessons'
He would never have imagined that writers such as Michael Ondaatje, Peter Carey and Junot Díaz “would have taken this attitude”, and he had ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Today in 1967: 'Up-And-Coming' poet Margaret Atwood on CBC
Extension was all about celebrating the country's young poets, and writers Michael Ondaatje, Roy Kiyooka, Robert Hogg, Harry Howith and Joe ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Behind the Bookshelf: At home with a librarian
Stewart O'Nan's “Last Night at the Lobster,” a pitch perfect glimpse at American life today, or Michael Ondaatje's “The Cat's Table,” with it ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»
Community welcomes Purdy fans to Ameliasburgh
The A-frame was built in 1957 by Purdy and and his wife and over the years welcomed Canadian literature greats including Michael Ondaatje, ... «countylive.ca, Jul 15»
AROUND YOUR TOWN for Thursday, July 23, 2015
Tuesday, August 4 at 5:30 p.m. Join August Schaefer to discuss “Running in the Family” by Michael Ondaatje. In an exotic, evocative portrait of ... «Sierra Vista Herald, Jul 15»
AROUND YOUR TOWN for Wednesday, July 22
Tuesday, August 4 at 5:30 p.m. Join August Schaefer to discuss Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje. In an exotic, evocative portrait of ... «Sierra Vista Herald, Jul 15»
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... Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics” by Daniel James Brown, “Canada” by Richard Ford, “Divisadero” by Michael Ondaatje, ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
Alliston seniors' club activities continue to flourish
These differing opinions helped pique people's interest. The next book is The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje and its discussion will be held ... «Simcoe.com, Jul 15»
CLARKE: Cayley adopts historic voices
Thus, Cayley reminds one of Michael Ondaatje's cinematic verse-studies of artists and criminals. But her approach also recalls Edgar Lee ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
