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  2. 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]

  3. Apr 22, 2024 · 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.

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  4. 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. He earned a BA from the University of Toronto and an MA from Queens University.

  5. Biography. Michael Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka on 12 September 1943. He moved to England in 1954, and in 1962 moved to Canada where he has lived ever since. He was educated at the University of Toronto and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and began teaching at York University in Toronto in 1971.

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  6. Michael Ondaatje is a Canadian novelist and poet whose best known work is the Booker Prize-winning novel, ‘The English Patient’. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

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  7. Mar 16, 2024 · SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Michael Ondaatje, the Booker Prize-winning novelist, has a new volume of poetry, "A Year Of Last Things." And it may reveal much of his wide-ranging life - from his childhood...

  8. Read poems by this poet. Michael Ondaatje was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on ASeptwmber 12, 1943. He moved to England in 1954, at the age of eleven, and to Canada in 1962. He earned a B.A. at the University of Toronto and an M.A. from Queens University.

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