Anil's Ghost

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Anil's Ghost is a novel by Michael Ondaatje that follows a forensic anthropologist returning to Sri Lanka to investigate political killings amid the country’s civil war.

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Anil's Ghost canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Michael Ondaatje
authorNationality Sri Lankan-born Canadian
awarded Giller Prize
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
Kiriyama Prize
countryOfOrigin Canada
followedBy Divisadero
genre historical novel
political novel
war novel
hasCharacter Ananda Udugama
Sarath Diyasena
surface form: Gamini Diyasena

Palipana
Sarath Diyasena
hasSubject civil war
disappearances
forensic anthropology
political killings
literaryMovement contemporary literature
literaryStyle lyrical prose
mainCharacter Anil Tissera
mediaType print
narrativeFocus forensic investigation
human rights abuses
political violence
originalLanguage English
pageCount 320
precededBy The English Patient
protagonistOccupation forensic anthropologist
publicationYear 2000
publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
McClelland and Stewart
surface form: McClelland & Stewart
setting Sri Lanka
settingPeriod Sri Lankan Civil War
theme identity
memory
state repression
trauma
truth and evidence

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Michael Ondaatje notableWork Anil's Ghost
Michael Ondaatje wrote Anil's Ghost
Running in the Family relatedWork Anil's Ghost
Philip notableWork Anil's Ghost
subject surface form: Philip Michael Ondaatje