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    A Study Guide for Michael Ondaatje's "The Cinnamon Peeler"
    A Study Guide for Michael Ondaatje's "The Cinnamon Peeler"
    A Study Guide for Michael Ondaatje's "The Cinnamon Peeler"
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    A Study Guide for Michael Ondaatje's "The Cinnamon Peeler"

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    A Study Guide for Michael Ondaatje's "The Cinnamon Peeler," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateAug 26, 2016
    ISBN9781535835794
    A Study Guide for Michael Ondaatje's "The Cinnamon Peeler"

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      A Study Guide for Michael Ondaatje's "The Cinnamon Peeler" - Gale

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      The Cinnamon Peeler

      Michael Ondaatje

      1982

      Introduction

      Michael Ondaatje first published The Cinnamon Peeler in 1982 as part of his book Running in the Family. The Cinnamon Peeler appeared later in Ondaatje's collection Secular Love. As most critics note, this collection was influenced heavily by events in Ondaatje's life, namely his 1979 separation from his wife, Kim Jones, and his subsequent affair with another woman, Linda Spalding. The book is arranged into four different sections, which collectively detail the pain of Ondaatje's breakup and his path through despair to newfound love. The Cinnamon Peeler is located in the fourth and final section, Skin Boat, and is one of the poems that glorifies love. In the poem, the speaker gives a very sensual description of his wife and their courtship, using the exotic qualities of cinnamon, especially its potent scent, to underscore his love and desire. Ondaatje's use of cinnamon, a plant found in his native Sri Lanka, indicates his desire to focus on his former homeland. Ondaatje, who has been a Canadian citizen since he was a teenager, often includes discussions of Sri Lanka in his works. Although critics responded favorably to the poems in Secular Love, this response pales in comparison to the critical and popular response that Ondaatje received for his third novel, The English Patient (1992), which was adapted into a block-buster film in 1996. A copy of the poem can be found in The Cinnamon Peeler: Selected Poems, which was published in paperback by Vintage International in

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