Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje is the author of seven novels; a memoir, Running in the Family ; a non-fiction book on film, The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film ; and several books of poetry, including The Cinnamon Peeler and Handwriting . The English Patient received the Booker Prize in 1992 and the Golden Man Booker in 2018, and was made into a film directed by Anthony Minghella. Anil's Ghost was awarded the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, the Giller Prize and the Prix M...See more
Michael Ondaatje is the author of seven novels; a memoir, Running in the Family ; a non-fiction book on film, The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film ; and several books of poetry, including The Cinnamon Peeler and Handwriting . The English Patient received the Booker Prize in 1992 and the Golden Man Booker in 2018, and was made into a film directed by Anthony Minghella. Anil's Ghost was awarded the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, the Giller Prize and the Prix Médicis. Born in Sri Lanka, Michael Ondaatje lives in Toronto. See less
Michael Ondaatje's Featured Books
Michael Ondaatje book reviews
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The Cat's Table
Always a good choice
by mark f, May 23, 2021
Ondaatjes' books are a safe bet. Always a good read. That's all I'm saying. Enjoy! Read More
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In the Skin of a Lion
Superb Read
Ondaatje has published poetry and his novels read and flow like poetry. The story is historically interesting as well as presenting authentic fictional characters. My fourth Ondaatje and I was not ... Read More
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Coming Through Slaughter
Excellent but not for the light hearted
Interested in the history of New Orleans and a reader of Michael Ondaatje's books, we read Coming Through Slaughter. Although a fictionalized account of a turn of the century jazz musician, facts ... Read More
