Michael Ondaatje

Philip Michael Ondaatje OC (pronounced /ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː/) (born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet of Colombo Chetty and Burgher origin. He is perhaps best known for his Booker Prize-winning novel, The English Patient, which was adapted into an Academy-Award-winning film. Michael Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) and moved to England with his mother in 1954. After relocating to Canada in 1962, Ondaatje became... more

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  • Sep 12, 1943 (age 66 years)

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