A year of last things

Michael Ondaatje

Born in Sri Lanka during the Second World War, Ondaatje was sent as a child to school in London, and later moved to Canada. While he has lived here since, these poems reflect the life of a writer, traveller and watcher of the world - describing himself as a 'mongrel,' someone born out of diverse cultures. Here, rediscovering the influence of every border crossed, he moves back and forth in time, from a childhood in Sri Lanka to Moliere's chair during his last stage performance, from icons in Bulgarian churches to the California coast and loved Canadian rivers, merging memory with the present, looking back on a life of displacement and discovery, love and loss. At first sight it is a glittering collection of fragments and memories - but small, intricate pieces of a life are precisely what matter most to Ondaatje. They make an emotional history.

Author(s): Ondaatje, Michael
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 21/03/2024
Pagination: 128 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Jonathan Cape
Published By: Jonathan Cape
Book Classification: Poetry by individual poets|"Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss"|Narrative theme: Sense of place|Modern & contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards)
Dimensions: 225x145x17
Weight: 244
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781787335035