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Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje · Booklabria

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Running in the Family

BiographyPoetry

Running in the Family

Name: Running in the Family
Author: Michael Ondaatje

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First published: 1982
Editions: 35 in 7 languages

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Michael Ondaatje's story of his family is a journey through memory and imagination to reconstruct the life his parents and grandparents once led. Recollected experience and legendary family scandals kaleidoscope to give a portrait of a lost time and place, with eccentric characters and captivating scenes set against a colonial empire in decline. -- P. [4] of Cover.

Subjects: Biography
Poetry
Social life and customs
Family
History and criticism
Biographies
Set in: Sri Lanka
Time: 20th Century
Characters: Michael Ondaatje

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35 in 7 languages

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English24 French3 Czech2 Dutch2 All 7 languages

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