Main content

Michael Ondaatje on Writing History

Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient, talks about how, as a novelist, he writes history. His recent book, Anil's Ghost, ranges back and forth from the 5th century to today in a "contemporary and forensic" fashion.

Release date:

Available now

24 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project