Novelist Michael Ondaatje

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Michael Ondaatje

Living place: Sri Lanka

Birthday: 12-9-1943 (81 years old)

Global rank: #65340

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Who is Novelist Michael Ondaatje?
A popular Canadian author, he is known for his Booker award-winning novel, The English Patient. His other works include Coming Through Slaughter and Anil's Ghost (novel) and The Dainty Monsters and The Que Peeler (poetry).
His 2007 novel, Divisadero, received Governor General's prestigious award.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He attended Bishop's College and Bishop's University in Lennoxville, Quebec, and later received his bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto.

Family life info

He was born in Sri Lanka; Before becoming a Canadian citizen, he lived in England for a decade. With his wife, Linda Spalding, he had two children.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Novelist Michael Ondaatje?
His novel, The English Patient, was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film starring Ralph Fiennes.

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When was Novelist Michael Ondaatje born?
Michael Ondaatje birthday 12-9-1943 (at the age of 81).
Where is Novelist Michael Ondaatje's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Michael Ondaatje was born in . is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Virgo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Goat. Michael Ondaatje's global rank is 65340 and whose rank is 636 in list of famous Novelist.
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Events in 1943 and 12-9

Events in the world in the birth year of Michael Ondaatje

  • Churchill and Roosevelt hold the Casablanca Conference.
  • Mussolini is deposed and placed under arrest (July).

Birthday Michael Ondaatje (12-9) in history

  • Day 12-9 year 1609: Explorer Henry Hudson began his exploration of the river that is now named after him.
  • Day 12-9 year 1953: Future President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier.
  • Day 12-9 year 1977: South African black civil rights leader Steven Biko died while in police custody.
  • Day 12-9 year 1992: Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first black woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour .
  • Day 12-9 year 1999: Indonesia announced it would allow an international peacekeeping force to restore order to East Timor.
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