
Anil's Ghost
by Michael Ondaatje
Taste attributes: dramamysteryhistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeHeavy and original: a stirring novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
With his first novel since the internationally acclaimed The English Patient, Booker Prize--winning author Michael Ondaatje gives us a work displaying all the richness of imagery and language and the piercing emotional truth that we have come to know as the hallmarks of his writing.Anil's Ghost transports us to Sri Lanka, a country steeped in centuries of tradition, now forced into the late twentieth century by the...
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- Author
- Michael Ondaatje
- Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 311
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