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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.

Running in the Family

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    A Paperback / softback by Michael Ondaatje

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/11/1993
      ISBN13: 9780679746690, 978-0679746690
      ISBN10: 0679746692

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      Book Synopsis
      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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