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Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje

Anil's Ghost

by Michael Ondaatje
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  • First Published:
  • May 1, 2000, 320 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Apr 2001, 320 pages
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Pete Garnum

This book was awful.


Joan Hake
This book accomplished what all good literature must do; it changed my perceptions of the world I live in. I knew virtually nothing about the civil wars raging in Sri Lanka, or about the terrible atrocities that have occurred there in the past 15-20 years, and continue to this day. In addition, the insights into the hearts and minds of the characters touched me to my very core. I wept at the conclusion of the novel. It is a perfectly realized novel, weaving facts, fiction, mythology and science into a complete and completely satisfying reading experience.
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