Author
Michael Ondaatje
b. September 12, 1943 · Canada
Poet, Novelist, Pedagogue, Writer, Screenwriter, University teacher, Author, Film director, Film screenwriter, Film editor, Voice actor, Film actor
Titles on list
2
Total weeks
9
Peak rank
#6
Biography
- Born
- September 12, 1943 · Colombo
- Nationality
- Canada
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- University of Toronto, Dulwich College, Queen's University, Bishop's University
Awards & Honours
- 1984Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1988Toronto Book Awards
- 1992Booker Prize
- 1992Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
- 1995Nelly Sachs Prize
- 2000Prix Médicis étranger
- 2000Giller Prize
- 2000Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
- 2007Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
- 2007Governor General's Literary Awards
- 2012Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Companion of the Order of Canada
- Officer of the Order of Canada
On the Bestseller Lists
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