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Ondaatje, Michael - 1943–, Canadian writer, b. Colombo, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). Emigrating (1962) to Canada, he attended the Univ. of Toronto (B.A., 1965) and Queen's Univ., Ontario (M.A., 1967). He has been an English professor at Glendon College, York Univ., Toronto since 1971. His first published works were poems, noted for their mixture of fact and fiction, real and surreal. His

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Solos and Chorus: Michael Ondaatje's Jazz Politics/Poetics, in Mosaic (Winnipeg) » Read Now
by Douglas Malcolm. 19 pgs.

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...Solos and Chorus: Michael Ondaatjes Jazz Politics/Poetics. by...instructive than Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje, probably best known by movie...Morrow, 1963. Barbour...
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Textual Hauntings: Narrating History, Memory, and Silence in the English Patient, in Studies in the Novel » Read Now
by Amy Novak. 25 pgs.

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Anil's Ghost and Terrorism's Time, in Studies in the Novel » Read Now
by Margaret Scanlan. 15 pgs.

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Literature and Film as Modern Mythology (Chap. 7 "Finding Yourself in a Lost World: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje") » Read Now
by William K. Ferrell. 218 pgs.

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Novels and films record and codify the cultural experiences of their people. This book explores the relationship between contemporary literature and film of the past fifty years and the ancient myths of Judeo-Christian, Greek, Celtic, and Eastern origin. Following a detailed description and...
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Novels and films record and codify the cultural experiences of their people. This book explores the relationship between contemporary literature and film of the past fifty years and the ancient myths of Judeo-Christian, Greek, Celtic, and Eastern origin. Following a detailed description and explanation of both literary and film devices, stories that conform to a mythic tradition are analyzed to identify what they reveal about modern culture. This work explores such diverse subjects as heroism, coming of age, and morality. This approach to literature and film explores how contemporary fiction and film fulfill a continuum in our never-ending search to understand how life ought to be lived.
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Asian American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook ("Michael Ondaatje (1943-)" begins on p. 289) » Read Now
by Emmanuel S. Nelson. 424 pgs.

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As a distinct area of literary study, Asian American literature now enjoys a level of critical recognition that was unimaginable when academic interest in the field began modestly some 25 years ago. Part of this recognition stems from the increasing contributions of Asian American novelists, whose...
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As a distinct area of literary study, Asian American literature now enjoys a level of critical recognition that was unimaginable when academic interest in the field began modestly some 25 years ago. Part of this recognition stems from the increasing contributions of Asian American novelists, whose works continue to capture growing levels of popular attention. This reference book provides alphabetically arranged entries for 70 Asian American novelists. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a short biography, a discussion of major works and themes, an overview of the novelist's critical reception, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. In addition, the volume concludes with a selected, general bibliography.
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A Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English ("Michael Ondaatje (September 12, 1943-)" begins on p. 317) » Read Now
by Erin Fallon, R. C. Feddersen, James Kurtzleben, Maurice A. Lee, Susan Rochette-Crawley. 432 pgs.

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Though many outstanding novels have been written in the last century, most of these novelists have also been short story writers. This reference is a guide to contemporary English-language short story writers and their works. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 50 writers from...
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Though many outstanding novels have been written in the last century, most of these novelists have also been short story writers. This reference is a guide to contemporary English-language short story writers and their works. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 50 writers from around the world, most of whom have been active since 1960. More than half the American writers belong to historically marginalized groups, such as Jewish-Americans, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans, and the volume includes entries for slightly more women than men. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides biographical material, a review of criticism, an extended analysis of specific works, and a selected bibliography.
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How Hyphenated Can You Get?: A Critique of Pure Ethnicity, in Mosaic (Winnipeg) » Read Now
by W. M. Verhoeven. 20 pgs.

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...Lanka-born, ex-English-Canadian Michael Ondaatje and India-born, ex-Canadian...launched a scathing attack on Michael Ondaatje and the literary establishment...Generic and...
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Displacement and Self-Representation: Theorizing Contemporary Canadian Biotexts, in Biography » Read Now
by Joanne Saul. 14 pgs.

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...experiences of displacements. 1 Michael Ondaatjes Running in the Family, Daphne...self-portraiture. In Running in the Family, Michael Ondaatje returns to Sri Lanka, his...