Critical Praise

" Michael Ondaatje's novels swing on fiction's rope--they launch into a flight of myth, and are caught up once more in agile narrative hands. Like trapeze artists, they fly from one arm-straining gravity to another, across a shocking gap of weightlessness . . . Nowhere has Ondaatje written more beautifully . . . It is his extraordinary achievement to use magic in order to make the blood of his own country real. "-Richard Eder, New York Times Book Review"You'll have to remind yourself to keep breathing as you read this book . . . Ondaatje is a master at portraying unconsummated desire--for love, truth, or peace. "-Christian Science Monitor"Another potential blockbuster. Anil's Ghost is an incandescent murder mystery wrapped in the enigmatic political cloak of moral transgressions . . . It is virtually flawless, with impeccable regional details, startlingly original characters and a compelling literary plot that borders on the thriller. Ondaatje's stunning achievement is to produce an idelible novel of dangerous beauty. "-USA Today

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