Synopsis
With an introduction by Anne Enright
Before the real city could be seen it had to be imagined, the way rumours and tall tales were a kind of charting.
It is the 1920s, and Patrick Lewis has arrived in the bustling city of Toronto, leaving behind his Canadian wilderness home. Immersed in the lives of the people who surround him – the...
Details
01 June 2017288 pages
9781509823345Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Ondaatje writes in curves, in time-lapses, a sort of verbal cinema whose narrative is unfalteringTimes
A triumph . . . a powerful and revelatory accomplishmentTimes Literary Supplement
A magical book. Michael Ondaatje defies the normal distinction between poet and novelist. His writing is consistently tuned to a visionary pitchGraham Swift
A singular masterpieceKamila Shamsie
