Running in the family

Description:

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,  Biography,  Canadian Authors,  Canadian Poets,  Childhood and youth,  Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-,  Poets, Canadian (English),  Social life and customs,  Youth,  Sri lanka, biography,  Criticism and interpretation,  Czech literature,  History and criticism,  Light and darkness in literature,  Seifert, Jaroslav,  Svetlem odena,  Czech poetry,  Poetry,  Themes, motives,  Description and travel,  Family,  Authors, Canadian (English),  Famille,  Écrivains canadiens-anglais,  Biographies,  Poètes canadiens-anglais

People: Michael Ondaatje (1943-),  Jaroslav Seifert (1901-),  Michael Ondaatje,  Ondaatje family

Places: Sri Lanka

Times: 20th century