Michael Ondaatje Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

With A Year of Last Things, acclaimed novelist Michael Ondaatje returns to poetry, looking back on a life of displacement and discovery'My life always stops for a new book by him' JHUMPA LAHIRI, author of The Namesake'Timeless... Remarkable, incomparable' TERRANCE HAYES, author of So to SpeakBorn in Sri Lanka during the Second World War, Ondaatje was sent as a child to school in London, and later moved to Canada. While he has lived there since, these poems reflect the life of a writer, traveller and watcher of the world - describing himself as a 'mongrel', someone born out of diverse cultures.Here, rediscovering the influence of every border crossed, he moves back and forth in time, from a childhood in Sri Lanka to Moliere's chair during his last stage performance, from icons in Bulgarian churches to the Californian coast and loved Canadian rivers, merging memory with the present, looking back on a life of displacement and discovery, love and loss. As he writes in the opening poem:Reading the lines he loveshe slips them into a pocket,wishes to die with his clothesfull of torn-free stanzasand the telephone numbersof his children in far citiesPoetry - where language is made to work hardest and burns with a gem-like flame - is what Ondaatje has returned to in this intimate history.

Známy kanadsko-srílanský spisovateľ, ktorý sa preslávil najmä románom Anglický pacient, sa vo svojej novej knihe vracia do čias krátko po druhej svetovej vojne. Rodičia štrnásťročného Nathaniela a jeho sestry Ráchel nečakane odídu a nechajú svoje deti s ľuďmi, ktorí sú možno zločinci. V atmosfére povojnového Londýna sa odohráva príbeh bezstarostnej mladosti, prvej lásky a dobrodružstiev, ktoré sa jedného dňa náhle skončia. Až o niekoľko rokov neskôr si Nathaniel skladá čriepky svojej minulosti, odhaľuje pravdu o tom, čo predtým nevedel alebo nechápal, a tá cesta ho zavedie do morálne rozporuplného, tajomného sveta.

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In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the 'cat's table' - as far from the Captain's Table as can be - with a ragtag group of 'insignificant' adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed mercury. But there are other diversions as well: one man talks with them about jazz and women, another opens the door to the world of literature. The narrator's elusive, beautiful cousin Emily becomes his confidante, allowing him to see himself - with a distant eye - for the first time, and to feel the first stirring of desire. Another Cat's Table denizen, the shadowy Miss Lasqueti, is perhaps more than what she seems. And very late every night, the boys spy on a shackled prisoner, his crime and his fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever. As the narrative moves between the decks and holds of the ship and the boy's adult years, it tells a spellbinding story - by turns poignant and electrifyin - about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage.

In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy boards a huge liner bound for England – a ‘castle that was to cross the sea’. At mealtimes, he is placed at the lowly ‘Cat's Table’ with an eccentric group of grown-ups and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys become involved in the worlds and stories of the adults around them, tumbling from one adventure and delicious discovery to another, ‘bursting all over the place like freed mercury’. And at night, the boys spy on a shackled prisoner – his crime and fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever. As the narrative moves from the decks and holds of the ship and the boy’s adult years, it tells a spellbinding story about the difference between the magical openness of childhood and the burdens of earned understanding – about a life-long journey that began unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage, when all on board were ‘free of the realities of the earth’. With the ocean liner a brilliant microcosm for the floating dream of childhood, The Cat’s Table is a vivid, poignant and thrilling book, full of Ondaatje’s trademark set-pieces and breathtaking images: a story told with a child’s sense of wonder by a novelist at the very height of his powers.

Certain special places move us at a profound level with a kind of inner beauty that puts us in direct touch with the spirit. It might be a temple, a church, a commemorative monument, a wayside shrine or a landscape feature that is saturated in the ambience of ancient sacred traditions. Such places are worth taking the trouble to visit. They add meaning to our lives, awakening a sense of awe, beauty or tranquillity. Accompanying the superb photographs are evocative descriptions of each place, many of them from esteemed writers who share with us their personal responses in their inimitable style

Прихотливые дорожки судьбы сводят на заброшенной итальянской вилле под занавес Второй мировой войны четырех человек: перевербованного разведкой благородного вора, разминирующего живописную Тоскану сапера-сикха, юную канадскую медсестру и ее подопечного - обгоревшего до неузнаваемости неизвестного. Он и рассказывает читателям завораживающую историю своей любви к замужней женщине, заброшенной судьбой в самое сердце пустыни Сахара.

Der Cutter als Philosoph »Heitere Gespräche voller Esprit und Witz, Anekdoten und intellektuellem Boulevard von zwei charmanten Kinoerzählern.« Bernhard Sinkel in der ›Süddeutschen Zeitung‹. Im Gespräch mit Michael Ondaatje gibt der außerordentliche Künstler Walter Murch Einblick in seine Arbeit - und nebenbei amüsante Anekdoten aus Hollywood zum Besten. Ein wunderbares Dialog- und Bilderbuch!

Dlho očakávaný román o vášni, stratách, láske, rodine a spomienkach, ale aj o tom, že minulosť stále nosíme v sebe. Hranice ľudí rozdeľujú a zároveň spájajú. Aj keď ich život oddelí a zaveje na rôzne strany, predsa zostávajú naveky spojení.

Michael Ondaatje, der berühmte Autor des Englischen Patienten, und Walter Murch, ebenso berühmter Cutter und Tonmann, unterhalten sich in diesem Buch über Literatur und Film und alles, was damit zu tun hat: über den Einfluss anderer Künstler auf den zeitgenössischen Film, über ihre Erfahrungen beim Machen und Betrachten von Filmen, über die Bedeutung des Begriffs Realismus im Film wie im Roman und über zahlreiche Autoren und Regisseure. Eine Fundgrube für alle Freunde der Literatur und des Kinos.

Billy the Kid, geboren 1859 und mit 22 Jahren erschossen, gilt als die größte Legende des Wilden Westens. Michael Ondaatje verleiht ihm eine Stimme und lässt ihn sein letztes, tödliches Abenteuer poetisch erzählen. Stefanie Schillings kraftvolle Holzschnitte illustrieren das Martyrium dieses Rittes.

Bloemlezing van veertien verhalen van binnen- en buitenlandse auteurs over woestijnen.

Kanadský autor se v tomto románu vrací do země svého dětství na Srí Lanku a konfrontuje minulost této exotické krajiny s její rozporuplnou současností. Hrdinkou je soudní lékařka, která se vrací do rodné země sužované občanskou válkou a politickým terorem, aby našla důkazy o vraždění civilistů. Při pátrání po pachatelích těchto zločinů se setkává s lidmi, kteří jí pomohou uvědomit si, že realita této země je mnohem složitější, než se jí po dlouhém odloučení na první pohled jeví, a že i pravda, o kterou usiluje, může mít více podob. Hrdinka, která se musí postupně vyrovnat se svými západem poznamenanými názory na dobro a zlo, nachází opět vřelý vztah ke své rodné zemi a dění na ostrově se stává již natrvalo součástí jejího života. Závažné politické téma je rámováno barvitým nekonvenčním obrazem země, jejích duchovních a přírodních tradic.

Here are Michael Ondaatje's conversations with film and sound editor Walter Murch

Ondaatjes lyrisches Werk zeigt seine Fähigkeit, lebendige Bilder zu schaffen und in kleinen Details große Welten zu entfalten. Ähnlich wie die srilankischen Dichter behandelt er Themen wie Begehren, Sehnsucht und Verlust.

Vo svojom novom románe Anilin duch sa Michael Ondaatje, autor knihy Anglický pacient, vracia do krajiny, ktorú pred viac ako štyridsiatimi rokmi opustil. Vytvoril si postavu 33 ročnej Anily Tissera, ktorá prichádza do rodnej vlasti počas nepokojov a občianskej vojny ako zástupkyňa Centra pre ľudské práva v Ženeve prešetriť zmiznutia ľudí. Stretne sa s archeológom Sarathom Diyasenom, ktorý pracuje v štátnych službách na vykopávkach z 19. storočia. Pri svojej práci objaví kostru, ktorá pochádza len z nedávnej minulosti. Tento objav sa stane ústredným motívom Ondaatjeho románu. Identifikovanie pozostatkov prinesie do románu takmer trilerový spád... Román vychádza v edícii MM.

Autor Anglického pacienta přichází s vizionářským veršovaným románem o americkém násilí. William Bonney zabil prvního člověka ve svých 12 letech. V 21 letech měl za sebou dalších 19 vražd... Bravurní vypravěč M. Ondaatje, opíraje se o dobové prameny, fotografie, ale i vlastní představivost, popisuje cestu Billyho Kida Novým Mexikem kolem roku 1880.

From the Booker Prize-winning author of the English Patient, this four works by Michael Ondaatje span both the author's career and his means of literary expression_novel, memoir, and poetry...

The life of Billy the Kid is marked by violence, with a notorious reputation for having killed a man for every year of his short life. His story culminates in a tragic betrayal when he is shot dead by a former friend, highlighting themes of friendship, betrayal, and the consequences of a life steeped in crime. This gripping narrative explores the complexities of his character and the turbulent era in which he lived.

Winner of nine Academy Awards and almost every critic's heart, The English Patient (based on Michael Ondaatje's prizewinning novel of love and loss during World War II) is one of the most acclaimed films of modern times. Hana, a nurse, (Juliette Binoche) tends to an archaeologist (Ralph Fiennes) who has been burnt to a crisp in a plane crash. As their relationship intensifies, he flashes back to his overwhelming passion for a married woman (Kristin Scott Thomas). Meanwhile, Hana begins a new romance with a man who defuses bombs (Naveen Andrews) and Willem Dafoe almost steals the show as the thumbless thief Caravaggio. The intricately layered flashback narrative, sounding the depths of the lovers' hearts, improves with repeated viewings--especially with the sharp picture and digital sound of the digital video disc.

A collection of Canadian short stories. The book includes works by Alastair Macleod, Gabrielle Roy, Wallace Stegner, George Bowering, Margaret Atwood, Sinclair Ross, Alice French, Mordecai Richler, Audrey Thomas, Sean Virgo, Sandra Birdsell, Elizabeth Smart, Alice Munro and many others.

Ocenená literárna predloha filmu ovenčeného 9 Oscarmi.

[ transcribed from the back cover ] ‘A compassionate and convincing portrait not only of a savage individual but of the casually brutal human wilderness in which Billy was both villain and victim. Ondaatje’s techniques of many-dimensioned collage and flash-back are sharply conceived ad brilliantly carried through. He creates the near-madness of Billy and his companions, the paranoia of the guardians of law and order, and the crazy instability of one era of the American Dream.’

Michael Ondaatje’s new selected poems, The Cinnamon Peeler, brings together poems written between 1963 and 1990, including work from his most recent collection, Secular Love. These poems bear witness to the extraordinary gifts that have won high praise for this truly original poet and novelist.

Bristling with intelligence and shimmering with romance, this novel tests the boundary between history and myth. Patrick Lewis arrives in Toronto in the 1920s and earns his living searching for a vanished millionaire and tunneling beneath Lake Ontario. In the course of his adventures, Patrick's life intersects with those of characters who reappear in Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning The English Patient. 256 pp.

Based on the life of cornet player Buddy Bolden, one of the legendary jazz pioneers of New Orleans, this novel is a recreation of a remarkable musical life and a tragic conclusion. Michael Ondaatje builds a picture of a man who by day worked in a barber shop and at night unleashed his talent.

In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India, " Ondaatje simultaneously retraces the baroque mythology of his Dutch-Ceylonese family. An inspired travel narrative and family memoir by an exceptional writer.