Running in the Family

Michael Ondaatje First published 1982

About this book

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

20th century
authors, canadian
authors, canadian (english)
biographies
biography
canadian authors
canadian poets
childhood and youth
criticism and interpretation
czech literature
czech poetry
description and travel
écrivains canadiens-anglais
famille
family
history and criticism
light and darkness in literature
ondaatje, michael, 1943-
poètes canadiens-anglais
poetry
poets, canadian (english)
seifert, jaroslav
social life and customs
sri lanka, biography
svetlem odena
themes, motives
youth