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Literary Criticism Canadian

Michael Ondaatje

Express Yourself Beautifully

by (author) Ed Jewinski

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Mar 1996
Category
Canadian, Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550222685
    Publish Date
    Mar 1996
    List Price
    $15.95

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Description

Michael Ondaatje's life is as intense—and at times as dramatic—as his poetry and fiction. His writing is usually inspired by a single persistent image or vision—and no wonder, for as Ed Jewinski's biography reveals, much of Ondaatje's life has been a series of intense moments followed by ruptures and dislocations. This illustrated biography links Ondaatje's relationships with his family to the later mature works, such as Running in the Family and The English Patient (for which he won the Booker Prize).

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Contributor Notes

Ed Jewinski is a professor of English at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.