Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje | |
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Ondaatje speaking at Tulane University, 2010 | |
| Born | Philip Michael Ondaatje 12 September 1943 Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Education | Dulwich College |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto Queen's University Bishop's University |
| Notable works | |
| Notable awards | Governor General's Award – Poetry Booker Prize Giller Prize Prix Médicis étranger Order of Canada St. Louis Literary Award |
| Spouse | Linda Spalding |
| Relatives | Christopher Ondaatje (brother) |
Philip Michael Ondaatje CC FRSL (/ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː/; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer and essayist.
Ondaatje's literary career began with his poetry in 1967, publishing The Dainty Monsters, and then in 1970 the critically acclaimed The Collected Works of Billy the Kid. His novel The English Patient (1992), adapted into a film in 1996 and won the 1992 Golden Man Booker Prize.
Ondaatje has been "fostering new Canadian writing" with two decades commitment to Coach House Press (ca. 1970–1990), and his editorial credits include the journal Brick, and the Long Poem Anthology (1979), among others.