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Michael Ondaatje
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Number of Pages
112
Age Group
All
Language
English
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Book Summary
This is a work of literary fiction that blends prose, poetry, and imagined interviews to illuminate the brutal beauty of the American West. The central theme asks how legends are born from violence and longing, and how a young outlawโs life can reflect a nationโs contradictions. It speaks to adult readers and lovers of historical fiction and experimental form, with a tone that is fierce, lyrical, and contemplative.
Content is presented as a collage of voices and forms: lean prose, vivid poetry, imagined interviews, and fleeting photographic fragments that evoke a desert landscape and a lawless era. It follows a young man traveling through harsh plains, frontier towns, and shadowy rooms, a journey that doubles as a portrait of a country born of violence.
Readers move through short, image-rich passages that shift between perspectives, listening in on conversations, confrontations, and quiet moments. The structure invites reflection on how myth is built and how memory can outpace fact, while the landscape itself becomes a living participant in the story.
After finishing, readers gain a nuanced understanding of how myth and violence shape individual lives and national memory. The work invites curiosity about frontier history, deepens literary appreciation, and leaves a lasting impression of language that translates hardship into art.
Product Details
Author
Michael Ondaatje
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
112
Language
English
SKU
9781529945683
ISBN
9781529945683
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
13x0.9x19.9cm
Binding
Paperback
MRP: โน 799
โน 760
โน 39 Off