内容简介
Inthelate1970sOndaatjereturnedtohisnativeislandofSriLanka.Asherecordshisjourneythroughthedrug-likeheatandintoxicatingfragrancesofthat"pendantofftheearofIndia,"OndaatjesimultaneouslyretracesthebaroquemythologyofhisDutch-Ceylonesefamily.Aninspiredtravelnarrativeandfamilymemoirbyanexceptionalwriter.