Running in the Family
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
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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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780679746690 |
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Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 11/30/1993 |
Series: | Vintage International |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 208 |
Sales rank: | 168,031 |
Product dimensions: | 5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.48(d) |
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