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Michael Ondaatje A Year of Last Things: Poems
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From one of the most influential writers of his generation, a gorgeously surprising poetry collection about memory, history, and the act of looking back
Following several of his internationally acclaimed novels, A Year of Last Things is Michael Ondaatje’s long-awaited return to poetry. In pieces that are sometimes witty, sometimes moving, and always wise, we journey back through time by way of alchemical leaps, unearthing writings by revered masters, moments of shared tenderness, and the abandoned landscapes we hold on to to rediscover the influence of every border crossed.
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Author of seven novels, a memoir, a nonfiction book on film and several books of poetry, Michael Ondaatje won the Booker Prize in 1992 for “The English Patient”, which became a film that won nine Academy Awards, including Best Film. His novel “Anil’s Ghost” wonthe Irish Times International Fiction Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Prix Médicis. He discusses his first poetry book since 2006, “A Year of Last Things”, with Jane Hirshfield.
Evan Karp
SF/Arts Curator
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Book Passage claimed the title of the “Bay Area’s Liveliest Bookstore” years ago as it was hosting more than 800 author events, classes, conferences, children’s events, writers’ organizations, book groups, and other activities each year. The pandemic forced us to slow down some of these activities a bit, but we’ve also now added a whole array of online events & classes.