Musician Dictionary

Michael Ondaatje

Canadian novelist and poet (born 1943)

DescriptionCanadian novelist and poet (born 1943)
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Born1943-09-12
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BirthplaceColombo Colombo
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AreaCanada
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CountryCA
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CitizenshipCanada
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Occupationauthor film director poet film actor film screenwriter writer novelist university teacher film editor pedagogue screenwriter voice actor teacher
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Member ofRoyal Society of Literature Royal Society of Canada
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AwardsGovernor General's Award for English-language fiction Guggenheim Fellowship Companion of the Order of Canada Nelly Sachs Prize Prix Médicis étranger Toronto Book Awards Officer of the Order of Canada Giller Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Governor General's Literary Awards Booker Prize Q140507230
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Also known as

M. Ondaatje Ondaatje Philip Michael Ondaatje

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