Michael Ondaatje
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Philip Michael Ondaatje CC FRSL (/ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː/; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer, essayist,[1] novelist, editor, and filmmaker.
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 Ondaatje speaking at Tulane University, 2010 | |
| Born | Philip Michael Ondaatje (1943-09-12) 12 September 1943 (age 80) Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| 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) |
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.[2] His novel The English Patient (1992), adapted into a film in 1996[2] won the 2018 Golden Man Booker Prize.[3]
Ondaatje has been "fostering new Canadian writing"[4] 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.[4]