Thursday, October 25, 2007

An Evening with Michael Ondaatje

@ Moti Hasson Gallery
535 West 25th Street (btwn 10th and 11th Aves)
Chelsea arts gallery district, New York City
6pm - 11pm


Asian American Writers Workshop In partnership with The Consulate General of Canada - New York, The Rema Hort Mann Foundation and Moti Hasson Gallery presents one of the most exciting voices in contemporary literature, Michael Ondaatje, reading from his favorite works.

Ondaatje's style is a stunning fusion of jazz rhythms, film montage technique, and profoundly beautiful language, encompassing memoir, poetry, and film, revealing a passion for defying conventional form. Born in Sri Lanka, the former Ceylon, of Indian/Dutch ancestry, Ondaatje went to school in England and then moved to Canada.

In 2000, Ondaatje was awarded the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, the Prix Medicis, the Governor General's Award, and the Giller Prize for his novel Anil's Ghost. His transcendent novel, The English Patient, was made into an Academy Award-winning film. He is the author of four collections of poetry including The Cinnamon Peeler and Handwriting. His works of fiction include In the Skin of the Lion, Coming Through Slaughter, and most recently Divisadero (Knopf, 2007).

For tickets, call the Workshop at 212.494.0061.

6pm: Private VIP cocktail party ($100)
7:30pm: General Public reading, audience Q&A and booksigning ($15)
VIP and general tickets may be purchased over the telephone with a credit card through the Workshop only. Please call 212-494-0061.

Tickets will be held at the door under your name. A limited number of student tickets are available for purchase in-person, in advance with current ID for $7 at the Workshop (Tuesday - Friday, 12 noon - 7 pm). There will be no tickets available at the door. All proceeds from the event support the Workshop.

Singha Beer and Monsoon Valley Wines from Thailand will be available for consumption all the way through!

More details at www.aaww.org