Anil's Ghost
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Anil's Ghost

by Michael Ondaatje

2000•Drama•311 pages

Taste attributes: dramamysteryhistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeHeavy and original: a stirring novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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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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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaMysteryHistoricalSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Women forensic anthopologistsDeadWomen forensic anthropologistsPathologistsIdentificationHuman rights workersJia na da wen xueXiao shuo

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Author
Michael Ondaatje
Published
2000
Pages
311
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