| Running in the Family Contributor(s): Ondaatje, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679746692 ISBN-13: 9780679746690 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1993 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 93010494 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.28" W x 8" (0.48 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 45274 Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An autobiographical journey of discovery gathers together fragments of memory, experience, and family history in order to understand the meaning of his parents' legacy and his own heritage. |