Used book – The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, Michael Ondaatje

Across the Indian Ocean, my mother awaits me on a secluded pier. Like a proud captain, I cross the Red Sea aboard the Oronsay, the most beautiful castle of the seas. Freedom and adventure are mine! With Ramadhin and Cassius, at 11 years old, we accept only one rule: dare to do something forbidden every day. And what better playground than this ship with a thousand hiding places?

Born in Sri Lanka in 1943, Michael Ondaatje lives in Toronto. He is notably the author of The English Patient, adapted for cinema by Anthony Minghella, In the Skin of a Lion and Anil's Ghost. Most of his novels are available in paperback.

« Michael Ondaatje returns to the part of mystery that the novelist undertakes to extract from the depths of recollection and memory. Every life is a journey. »

La Croix Translated from English (Canada) by Michel Lederer