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Ondaatje is a poet who drifted into fiction, and his novels never entirely stopped behaving like poems — fragmented, image-led, indifferent to conventional plot. The efficient way in is to start with the famous novel, then double back to the book it grew out of, and only then decide how much of the early experimental work and the poetry you want.
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- Ondaatje is a poet who drifted into fiction, and his novels never entirely stopped behaving like poems — fragmented, image-led, indifferent to conventional plot. The efficient way in is to start with the famous novel, then double back to the book it grew out of, and only then decide how much of the early experimental work and the poetry you want.
- What's a good book to start michael ondaatje with?
- A strong starting point is The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.
- What should I read after michael ondaatje?
- Once you have the fundamentals, explore closely related subjects like Michael Pollan, J.M. Coetzee, Michael Lewis.