Michael Ondaatje Biography

Michael Ondaatje is a Canadian novelist, poet, and filmmaker best known for his novel ‘The English Patient’ (1992), which won the Booker Prize and was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. His other books include “In the Skin of a Lion” (1987), “Anil’s Ghost” (2000), and “Warlight” (2018). His poetry collections, such as “The Cinnamon Peeler” (1989) and “Handwriting “(1998), showcase his precise, imagistic style. Born to a Burgher family, he moved to England in 1954 and Canada in 1962, where he studied at the University of Toronto. A recipient of the Governor General’s Award, Giller Prize, and Order of Canada, Ondaatje is a professor emeritus at York University and continues to influence global literature.

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