'During certain hours, at certain years in our lives, we see
ourselves as remnants from the earlier generations that were
destroyed... I think all of our lives have been terribly shaped by
what went on before us.' Twenty-five years after leaving his native
Sri Lanka for the cool winters of Ontario, a chaotic dream of
tropical heat and barking dogs pushes Michael Ondaatje to travel
back home and revisit a childhood and a family he never fully
understood. Along with his siblings and children, Ondaatje gathers
rumours, anecdotes, poems, records and memories to piece together
this fragmented portrayal of his family's past, his father's
destructive alcoholism and the colourful stories and secrets of
ancestors both disgraced and adored throughout centuries of Sri
Lankan society. In an exotic, evocative portrait of the heat,
wildlife, sounds and silences of the Sri Lankan landscape, Ondaatje
combines vivid recreations of a privileged, eccentric older
generation with a deeply personal reconciliatory journey in which
he explores his own ghosts, and how his family's extraordinary
history continues to influence his life.
General
Imprint: |
Vintage Classics
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Michael Ondaatje
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78487-781-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-78487-781-6 |
Barcode: |
9781784877811 |
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