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UNINA9910808247403321 |
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Autore |
Spinks Lee <1963-> |
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Titolo |
Michael Ondaatje / / Lee Spinks |
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Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013 |
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©2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-84779-585-4 |
1-78170-311-6 |
1-84779-347-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 pages) : digital file(s) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary world writers |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Literature |
Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers |
LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic |
India |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contexts and intertexts -- The early poems -- The collected works of Billy the Kid -- Coming through slaughter -- Running in the family -- In the skin of a lion -- The English patient -- Anil's ghost -- Critical overview and conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Michael Ondaatje is the first comprehensive and fully up-to-date study of Ondaatje's entire oeuvre. Starting from Ondaatje's beginnings as a poet, this volume offers an intensive account of each of his major publications, including The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, Coming Through Slaughter, In The Skin of a Lion and The English Patient, drawing attention to the various contexts and intertexts that have informed his work.The book contains a broad overview of Ondaatje's career for students and readers coming to his work for the first time. It also offers an original reading of his writing wh |
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