ONDAATJE, Michael Like similarly talented peers, Michael Ondaatje tends to defy conventional form. This is especially evident in Coming Through Slaughter, a fictionalized retelling of the life of the New Orleans jazz pioneer, Buddy Bolden, published by House of Anansi in 1976. Ondaatje can be considered an accomplished literary genius, having won various awards: the Booker Prize, … Continue reading »![]()
