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Philip Michael Ondaatje (born September 12, 1943), OC, is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet of Colombo Chetty and Burgher origin. He is perhaps best known for his Booker Prize-winning novel, The English Patient, which was adapted into an Academy-Award-winning film.
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Filmography
all 13
Movies 13
self 4
Director 4
Actor
Yesno (2010)
Movie
Narrated by
No More Tears Sister (2005)
Movie
Director
Elimination Dance (1998)
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GenderMale
Birthday1943-10-12 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceColombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
CitizenshipsCanada
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Canada, Companion of the Order of Canada, Governor General's Literary Awards, Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, Prix Médicis étranger, Scotiabank Giller Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, Nelly Sachs Prize, Man Booker Prize, Booker Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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