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Philip Michael Ondaatje CC FRSL (/ ɒ n ˈ d ɑː tʃ iː /; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer and essayist. [1] 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]
Poet, novelist, and editor Michael Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka in 1943. He lived in England as a child, and when he was 18, he moved to Canada, where he now lives with his wife, the novelist Linda Spalding.
Michael Ondaatje, Canadian novelist and poet whose musical prose and poetry were created from a blend of myth, history, jazz, memoirs, and other forms. Perhaps his best-known work is the novel The English Patient. Learn more about Ondaatje’s life and career.
Michael Ondaatje has 133 books on Goodreads with 608085 ratings. Michael Ondaatje’s most popular book is The English Patient.
Michael Ondaatje. Born. in Colombo, Sri Lanka. September 12, 1943. Genre. Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry. edit data. He was born to a Burgher family of Dutch-Tamil-Sinhalese-Portuguese origin. He moved to England with his mother in 1954.
Aug 8, 2013 · Michael Ondaatje, OC, poet, novelist, filmmaker, editor (born 12 September 1943 in Colombo, Sri Lanka). Michael Ondaatje's work combines the factual and the imaginary, poetry and prose. His longer narrative works, often based on the unorthodox lives of real people, may contain documentary as well as fictional elements.
Jan 4, 2022 · Michael Ondaatje is Head of the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, and Professor of History, at Griffith University. Awarded his PhD with Distinction by the University of Western Australia in 2008, Michael is a prize-winning researcher and teacher and a regular commentator on American history and politics in the media.
Mar 20, 2024 · Recently I had a few conversations with Michael Ondaatje about his first collection of poetry in 25 years. With capacious introspection as well as intimate documentary recall, the poems and prose in A Year of Last Things, make for a symphonic treatise on memory itself.
Michael Ondaatje lives in Toronto with his wife, Linda Spalding, with whom he edits the literary journal Brick. His recent novels include Divisadero (2007), The Cat's Table (2011) and Warlight (2018).
Feb 5, 2024 · Michael Ondaatje is the author of several books, including “The English Patient” and “Warlight.” His latest book of poetry, “A Year of Last Things,” will be published in March.
