Michael Ondaatje, a celebrated author and poet, has a
distinct writing technique of interest to students of
literature as well as writers of fiction. He
manipulates reader participation with continual
changes of focus, alternating between distance and
Zen-like moments of clarity. Ghosts and a Buddhist
sense of detachment invest his texts with a poetic
sense of romance and intrigue. Taking the backdrop of
war in Sri Lanka from the novel Anil s Ghost and
selected poems from Handwriting. Joan von Memerty s
critical analysis of Ondaatje s techniques
concentrates on the aspect that, given the transience
of nature, conflict is irrelevant with the passing of
time.
distinct writing technique of interest to students of
literature as well as writers of fiction. He
manipulates reader participation with continual
changes of focus, alternating between distance and
Zen-like moments of clarity. Ghosts and a Buddhist
sense of detachment invest his texts with a poetic
sense of romance and intrigue. Taking the backdrop of
war in Sri Lanka from the novel Anil s Ghost and
selected poems from Handwriting. Joan von Memerty s
critical analysis of Ondaatje s techniques
concentrates on the aspect that, given the transience
of nature, conflict is irrelevant with the passing of
time.