Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje OC Ondaatje speaking at Tulane University, 2010 Born Philip Michael Ondaatje (1943-09-12) 12 September 1943 (age 71) Colombo, Ceylon Occupation Author Language English Alma mater University of Toronto Queen's University Bishop's University Notable works The English Patient Running in the Family Divisadero In the Skin of a Lion Coming Through Slaughter Notable awards Governor General's Award - Poetry Booker Prize Giller Prize Prix Médicis étranger Order of Canada Spouse Linda Spalding Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC (/ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː/; born 12 September 1943), is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet. He won the Booker Prize for his novel The English Patient (1992), which was adapted as a 1996 film of the same name. It won multiple Academy Awards.