Michael Ondaatje is the author of several novels, as well as a memoir, a nonfiction book on film, and several books of poetry. Among his many Canadian and international recognitions, his novel The English Patient won the Booker Prize, and was adapted into a multi-award winning Oscar movie; and Anil¿s Ghost won the Giller Prize, the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and the Prix M¿cis. Born in Sri Lanka, Michael Ondaatje lives in Toronto.