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ⓘ About Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje is a reputed novelist from Sri Lanka living in Canada. He is known to be a popular filmmaker, editor, poet, and fiction writer as well. Author Ondaatje has received several prestigious literary awards in his career, including the Prix Medicis Etranger, Booker Prize, Governor General Award, and the Giller Prize. Ondaatje is recognized among the most famous living authors of Canada as he is Order of Canada’s Officer. The writing career of author Ondaatje started in 1967 with poetry. He went on to publish Daily Monsters and then wrote a critically acclaimed collection in 1970. Recently, author Ondaatje is mainly recognized for the nationally & internationally successful book called English Patient.
All Book Series by Michael Ondaatje
Brushes With Greatness: An Anthology of Chance Encounters With Greatness
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1989
The Faber Book of Contemporary Canadian Short Stories
Book 3 of 11 · published 1990
The Scotiabank Giller Prize 15 Years: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Canadian Fiction.
Book 6 of 11 · published 2008
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Who is Michael Ondaatje?
Michael Ondaatje is a reputed novelist from Sri Lanka living in Canada. He is known to be a popular filmmaker, editor, poet, and fiction writer as well. Author Ondaatje has received several prestigious literary awards in his career, including the Prix Medicis Etranger, Booker Prize, Governor General Award, and the Giller Prize.
Which Michael Ondaatje series should I start with?
Michael Ondaatje's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Coming Through Slaughter (1976).
How many books has Michael Ondaatje written?
Michael Ondaatje has 33 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1967 and 2024. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Collections, Anthologies and Standalone Novels.
In what order should Michael Ondaatje's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 33 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Michael Ondaatje's books organised into series?
This guide splits Michael Ondaatje's 33 books into categories rather than numbered series: Collections (13 books); Anthologies (11 books); Standalone Novels (8 books); Non-Fiction (1 book).