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**LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018**
An elegiac novel set in post-WW2 London about memory, family secrets and lies, from the internationally acclaimed author of The English Patient
It is 1945, and London is still reeling from the Blitz.
A mesmerising new novel from the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of The English Patient.
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A mesmerising new novel from the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of The English Patient.
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018
An elegiac novel set in post-WW2 London about memory, family secrets, and lies, from the internationally acclaimed author of The English Patient.
It is 1945, and London is still reeling from the Blitz. Fourteen-year-old Nathaniel and his sister, Rachel, are apparently abandoned by their parents, left in the care of an enigmatic figure named The Moth. They suspect he might be a criminal and grow both more convinced and less concerned as they get to know his eccentric crew of friends—men and women all who seem determined to protect Rachel and Nathaniel. But are they really what and who they claim to be?
A dozen years later, Nathaniel journeys through recollection, reality, and imagination to uncover all he didn't know or understand in that time, to piece together a story that feels something like the truth.
'A novel of shadowy brilliance' - The Times
'Fiction as rich, as beautiful, as melancholy as life itself, written in the visionary language of memory' - Observer
'Ondaatje brilliantly threads the mysteries and disguises and tangled loyalties and personal yearnings of the secret world... I haven't read a better novel this year' - Telegraph
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Michael Ondaatje's Warlight has been praised as a compelling and beautifully written novel that weaves a complex story around wartime secrets and relationships. Critics highlight its absorbing narrative, majestic writing style, and emotional depth. The book has been described as both enthralling and thought-provoking, lauded for its ability to capture melancholy and deliver a gripping reading experience.
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ISBN: 9781784708344
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 April 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 214g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Michael Ondaatje is the author of seven novels; a memoir, Running in the Family; a non-fiction book on film, The Conversations- Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film; and several books of poetry, including The Cinnamon Peeler and Handwriting. The English Patient received the Booker Prize in 1992 and the Golden Man Booker in 2018, and was made into a film directed by Anthony Minghella. Anil's Ghost was awarded the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, the Giller Prize and the Prix Medicis. Born in Sri Lanka, Michael Ondaatje lives in Toronto.
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