Anil's Ghost
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Author | Michael Ondaatje |
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Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Fiction |
Publisher | McClelland and Stewart |
Released | 2000 |
Media Type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 320 pages |
ISBN | ISBN 0-7710-6893-X |
Anil's Ghost is the critically acclaimed fourth novel by Michael Ondaatje. It was first published in 2000 by McClelland and Stewart.
Anil, a westernised Sri Lankan, is sent back to her home country by a Genevan Human Rights organisation to investigate claims of breaches of human rights. Teaming up with a government archaeologist, Sarath, she attempts to identify the body of a skeleton they find, thereby having proof of government committed atrocities and giving a symbolic voice to the other 'disappeared'.