Philip Michael Ondaatje's Diaspora

Diaspora, the term, derived from the Greek for ‘scattering of seeds’, it is used to describe population immigration and dispersal (voluntary and involuntary). Originally used to refer to the Jewish peoples’ forced exile from Israel (as it is now known) in the pre-Christian era and their subsequent removals from Spain, Portugal, and Russia, where they had resided for well over a thousand years, diaspora is now used to refer to virtually any mass migration.(Oxford Dictionary of Critical Theory. 131). From the above statement we can have a clear sketch of diaspora, that the term was derived from Greek which means scattering. The term diaspora first appeared in the Hebrew Bible later it was translated into Greek. So it is used to describe mass …show more content…
He is endowed with many talents in his literary career which talents are the only passport for him to receive so many literary awards, which have been given to him in order to enrich his multiple talents in literature. He has received so many awards such as the Governor General’s Award, the Giller Prize, the Booker Prize, and Prix Medicisetranger and so on. The English Patient (1992) is the magnum opus novel of Michael Ondaatjethat received three awards such as Booker Prize, the Canada Australia Prize, Governor General’s Award, later it was adapted as a film in 1996.Anil’s Ghost (2000) is alsoan award winning novel that drawn a clear sketch about the 1980's civil war Sri Lankan. His novel Anil’s Ghost has won Giller Prize in 2000 and in 2001 Irish Times International Fiction Prize and Canada’s Governor General’s Award. His monumental works are Coming Through Slaughter (1976), In the Skin of a Lion (1987), The English Patient (1992), Anil’s Ghost (2000) He has received the most precious award for his various …show more content…
That was the only reason which made him to visit his native place in order to create some awareness among the people about merciless civil war. Anil Tisaara is the protagonist of the novel who was born in Sri Lanka and for the sake of improving her studies she needs to go some other alienated land where she has fought for her own identity. Before that she has created an identity as a young and energetic swimming player. During her visit to the western country where she fell in love with a boy. Later she visits her home land after some years as a foreign