Michael Ondaatje

Biography

Michael Ondaatje is a novelist and poet who lives in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of HE SKIN OF A LION, COMING THROUGH SLAUGHTER, and THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BILLY THE KID; two collections of poems, THE CINNAMON PEELER, THERE'S A TRICK WITH A KNIFE I'M LEARNING TO DO; and a memoir, RUNNING IN THE FAMILY. He received the Booker Prize and the Governor General's Award in Canada for The English Patient.
Michael Ondaatje on being a writer, interviews, and why he'll never write a memoir.