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Quick Facts
| Author | Michael Ondaatje |
| Narrator | Michael Ondaatje |
| Runtime | 4h00m |
| Published | February 24, 2026 |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 (2 ratings) |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Themes & Styles, Death, Grief & Loss, Love, Places |
| Format | Audiobook (Digital) |
| Platform | Audible |
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In The Distance of a Shout, Michael Ondaatje has assembled some of his finest poems into a singular poetic memoir that invokes the arc of his own journey over fifty years. “Michael Ondaatje remains our very best poet-turned-novelist. . . . [he] has always observed the world with a balanced mix...
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