Michael Ondaatje

Michael Ondaatje

Michael Ondaatje (Philip Michael Ondaatje) was born on September 12th, 1943 and is currently 82 years old. Michael Ondaatje was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Michael Ondaatje is known for writing in the Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Literary Fiction genres.

Michael Ondaatje is the author of 13 Collections. The first collection published was The Dainty Monsters, in 1967. The most recently published collection was A Year of Last Things which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming collections.

Michael Ondaatje: Awards & Accolades

Michael Ondaatje won the St. Louis Literary Award, Distinguished Figure in Literature, in 2016. Michael Ondaatje was also nominated for the International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2007.

Ondaatje's books have also won multiple awards, The English Patient won the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1992. Anil's Ghost won the Giller Prize Awards, Giller Prize, in 2000.

Michael Ondaatje books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Divisadero was nominated for the Giller Prize Awards, Giller Prize, in 2007. The Cat's Table was nominated for the Hammett Prize, Best Crime Novel, in 2011 as well as the Giller Prize Awards - Giller Prize in 2011, Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Fiction in 2012. Warlight was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Historical Fiction, in 2018 as well as the Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Best Fiction in 2018, Walter Scott Prize - Best Historical Fiction Novel in 2019.

Michael Ondaatje: Lists & Other Mentions

• In the Skin of a Lion: 100 Novels that make you proud to be Canadian Selection in 2017.
• The English Patient:
  1. Amazon UK: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
  2. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
  3. People Magazine: Best Books From the 1990s Selection in 2024.
  4. BBC: Big Jubilee Read Selection in 2022.
• Warlight: Summer Reading List Selection in 2018.

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