WRITER

Michael Ondaatje

1943 - Today

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Philip Michael Ondaatje (; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer and essayist. Ondaatje's literary career began with his poetry in 1967, publishing The Dainty Monsters, and then in 1970 the critically acclaimed The Collected Works of Billy the Kid. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Ondaatje has received more than 1,344,442 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Michael Ondaatje is the 2,944th most popular writer (down from 2,644th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 13th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Sri Lankan Writer.

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Notable Works

The English patient
Drama
From the novel by Michael Ondaatje. Anthony Minghella's screenplay is a gripping adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning story of love, betrayal and loss set against a background of war, spies and intrigue. "Here is a work of art to break your heart."—Time "The current movie versions of books are well-meaning, but none comes close to The English Patient in their ability to turn literary prose into cinematic gems."—New York Times
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Running in the family
1982
Handwriting
1998
Anil's ghost
2000
Divisadero
2007
The dainty monsters
Poetry
1967

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Ondaatje ranks 2,944 out of 7,302. Before him are Han Suyin, Howard Fast, Suzanne Curchod, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Jean-Sifrein Maury, and Vince Gilligan. After him are Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Charles Kingsley, Thomas Otway, Gerard Reve, Alfred Andersch, and Isabella di Morra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Michael Ondaatje ranks 260. Before him are Walter Godefroot, Iñaki Sáez, Bjørn Wirkola, Hilton Valentine, Roberto Rosato, and Jean Zerbo. After him are Cornelia Froboess, Tuesday Weld, Tariq Ali, Gilbert & George, Jimmy Snuka, and Roberto Micheletti.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Michael Ondaatje ranks 17 out of 51. Before him are S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899), Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945), Jack Churchill (1906), Heather Armitage (1933), J. R. Jayewardene (1906), and Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949). After him are M. G. Ramachandran (1917), Maithripala Sirisena (1951), John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841), William Gopallawa (1896), D. S. Senanayake (1883), and Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924).

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Among WRITERS In Sri Lanka

Among writers born in Sri Lanka, Michael Ondaatje ranks 3. Before him are Anagarika Dharmapala (1864), and Aryadeva (200). After him are Shehan Karunatilaka (1975).

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