description: 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.
language: English
title: Running in the Family
titlecomplete: Running in the Family
genres: Autobiography, Travel, Asia, Biography Memoir, Biography, School, Memoir, Poetry, Nonfiction, Canada
ratings_count: 8887
places: Sri Lanka
publisher: Gollancz, London, 1983.