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Michael Ondaatje, author portrait
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Michael Ondaatje

MICHAEL ONDAATJE is the author of seven novels, including Coming Through Slaughter, The Cat’s Table, and Warlight; a memoir, Running in the Family; a nonfiction book on film-editing, The Conversations; and several books of poetry, including A Year of Last Things, The Cinnamon Peeler, and Handwriting. Among the international accolades, for all his work, The English Patient received the Booker Prize in 1992 and was made into a film by Anthony Minghella. Born in Sri Lanka, Michael Ondaatje lives in Toronto.
The Distance of a Shout
A Year of Last Things
Warlight
The Cat's Table
The English Patient
The Conversations
Anil's Ghost
Coming Through Slaughter
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
Running in the Family

Books

The Distance of a Shout
A Year of Last Things
Warlight
The Cat's Table
The English Patient
The Conversations
Anil's Ghost
Coming Through Slaughter
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
Running in the Family