Historical and Cultural Root in Anil’s Ghost by Michael Ondaatje

Name of Author : S. Michael Starina Reji

Abstract: Michael Ondaatje s Anil s Ghost narrates the forgotten history of people who were affected by the effects of Sri Lankan Civil War. The remembrance of past and the searching for identity unfolded the history of Sri Lanka. This novel based on the life of Anil Tissera, a native Sri Lankan who left to study in Britain. After many years she revisits her native land in the midst of its merciless civil war as a part of human rights investigation by the United Nations.

Keywords : Sri Lanka, History, civil war

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