In the late 1970s, Micheal Ondaatje returned to his native land of Sri Lanka. This book is the story of that visit-- of broken engagements and drunken suicide attempts, of parties where exquiisitely dressed couples tangoed in the jungle, a tale whose actors pursued lives of Baudelairean excess with impeccable decorum.
This was a beautifully written memoir.

Handed this little gem directly to a teacher at work!