In the Skin of a Lion
Author: Michael Ondaatje
Published: 1987
Genre: Fiction
About In the Skin of a Lion: Patrick Lewis travels to Toronto in the 1920s where he becomes involved with the immigrants who are building the city.
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Awards
- 1987 Governor General's Award for Fiction - Shortlisted
- 2002 Canada Reads - Winner
Reviews
- ‘Where Bakers are Heroes.’ Pamila Payne, Mash Magazine, February 2000.
- “...filled with beautiful imagery and effortless poetry...”
- Pat Belford, 2002.
- “...filled with touching moments and humorous anecdotes, but on the whole feels incomplete.”
- Julian, TangMonkey, 2004
- “Other than the plotty ending, which lacks the subtleties of flavour built up throughout the rest of the book, In the Skin of a Lion is a wonderful read.”
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