Ondaatje, Michael 1943-
Overview
| Works: | 476 works in 2,843 publications in 31 languages and 61,106 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Historical fiction Psychological fiction Drama Film adaptations Biography War fiction Poetry War films History |
| Roles: | Author, Narrator, Bibliographic antecedent, Editor, Creator, Signer, Photographer, Author of introduction, Other, Interviewer, Contributor, Interviewee |
| Classifications: | PR9199.3.O5, 813.54 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Michael Ondaatje
- The English patient by Anthony Minghella( Visual )
- Running in the family by Michael Ondaatje( Book )
- Michael Ondaatje by Douglas Barbour( Book )
- Ragas of longing : the poetry of Michael Ondaatje by Sam Solecki( Book )
- Michael Ondaatje by Lee Spinks( Book )
- Spider blues : essays on Michael Ondaatje( Book )
- Not needing all the words : Michael Ondaatje's literature of silence by Annick Hillger( Book )
- Discoveries of the other : alterity in the work of Leonard Cohen, Hubert Aquin, Michael Ondaatje, and Nicole Brossard by Winfried Siemerling( Book )
- Comparative cultural studies and Michael Ondaatje's writing by Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek( Book )
- Michael Ondaatje : express yourself beautifully by Ed Jewinski( Book )
- Cosmopolitan fictions : ethics, politics, and global change in the works of Kazuo Ishiguro, Michael Ondaatje, Jamaica Kincaid, and J.M. Coetzee by Katherine Stanton( Book )
- Michael Ondaatje : word, image, imagination by Leslie Mundwiler( Book )
- Rewriting apocalypse in Canadian fiction by Marlene Goldman( Book )
- Vintage Ondaatje by Michael Ondaatje( Book )
- The other side of dailiness : photography in the works of Alice Munro, Timothy Findley, Michael Ondaatje, and Margaret Laurence by Lorraine Mary York( Book )
- Running in the family by Michael Ondaatje( Recording )
- Michael Ondaatje : haptic aesthetics and micropolitical writing by Milena Marinkova( Book )
- Travel writing and the transnational author by Sam Knowles( Book )
- Ways of being free : authenticity and community in selected works of Rushdie, Ondaatje, and Okri by Adnan Mahmutović( Book )
- The conversations : Walter Murch and the art of editing film by Michael Ondaatje( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Michael Ondaatje
The English patient : a novel by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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456 editions published between 1992 and 2017 in 25 languages and held by 7,511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After a badly burned pilot is pulled from the wreckage of his plane in the Sahara Desert, he's placed in the care of an army nurse and identified only as "the English patient". As his memory slowly returns, a passionate and consuming love affair with a married woman is unveiled, and lives from both the past and the present become inextricably altered
456 editions published between 1992 and 2017 in 25 languages and held by 7,511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After a badly burned pilot is pulled from the wreckage of his plane in the Sahara Desert, he's placed in the care of an army nurse and identified only as "the English patient". As his memory slowly returns, a passionate and consuming love affair with a married woman is unveiled, and lives from both the past and the present become inextricably altered
Anil's ghost by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
)
161 editions published between 2000 and 2017 in 22 languages and held by 4,423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The time is our own time. The place is Sri Lanka, the island nation formerly known as Ceylon, off the southern tip of India, a country steeped in centuries of cultural achievement and tradition--and forced into the late twentieth century by the ravages of civil war and the consequences of a country divided against itself. Into this maelstrom steps a young woman, Anil Tessera, born in Sri Lanka, educated in England and America, a forensic anthropologist sent by an international human rights group to work with local officials to discover the source of the organized campaigns of murder engulfing the island
161 editions published between 2000 and 2017 in 22 languages and held by 4,423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The time is our own time. The place is Sri Lanka, the island nation formerly known as Ceylon, off the southern tip of India, a country steeped in centuries of cultural achievement and tradition--and forced into the late twentieth century by the ravages of civil war and the consequences of a country divided against itself. Into this maelstrom steps a young woman, Anil Tessera, born in Sri Lanka, educated in England and America, a forensic anthropologist sent by an international human rights group to work with local officials to discover the source of the organized campaigns of murder engulfing the island
The cat's table by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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82 editions published between 2010 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 3,621 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new novel about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a sea voyage
82 editions published between 2010 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 3,621 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new novel about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a sea voyage
Divisadero by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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107 editions published between 2007 and 2016 in 16 languages and held by 3,365 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the 1970s in Northern California, near Gold Rush country, a father and his teenage daughters, Anna and Claire, work their farm with the help of Coop, an enigmatic young man who makes his home with them. Theirs is a makeshift family, until it is riven by an incident of violence--of both hand and heart--that sets fire to the rest of their lives" --from the publisher
107 editions published between 2007 and 2016 in 16 languages and held by 3,365 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the 1970s in Northern California, near Gold Rush country, a father and his teenage daughters, Anna and Claire, work their farm with the help of Coop, an enigmatic young man who makes his home with them. Theirs is a makeshift family, until it is riven by an incident of violence--of both hand and heart--that sets fire to the rest of their lives" --from the publisher
In the skin of a lion : a novel by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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150 editions published between 1987 and 2017 in 14 languages and held by 2,408 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A man tells the story of his boyhood in the Canadian backwoods, of his arrival in the bustling Toronto of the 1920s, and of the fabulous adventures he underwent there
150 editions published between 1987 and 2017 in 14 languages and held by 2,408 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A man tells the story of his boyhood in the Canadian backwoods, of his arrival in the bustling Toronto of the 1920s, and of the fabulous adventures he underwent there
Coming through slaughter by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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112 editions published between 1916 and 2011 in 11 languages and held by 1,875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of jazz musician, Buddy Bolden, and New Orleans in 1900
112 editions published between 1916 and 2011 in 11 languages and held by 1,875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of jazz musician, Buddy Bolden, and New Orleans in 1900
The collected works of Billy the Kid by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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109 editions published between 1970 and 2017 in 10 languages and held by 1,706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The English Patient comes a visionary novel about an icon of American violence. William Bonney killed his first man when he was twelve. By the time he was twenty-one he had, by his own reckoning, slain nineteen more. In the intervening years he had become "Billy the Kid," bloodthirsty ogre and outlaw saint, a boy with buck teeth and a pleasant face who could shoot a stranger calmly in the heart and walk away while birds ravaged the corpse. Drawing on contemporary accounts, period photographs, dime novels, and his own prodigious fund of empathy and imagination, Michael Ondaatje traces Billy's passage across the blasted landscape of 1880 New Mexico and the collective unconscious of his country. The Collected Works of Billy the Kid is a virtuoso synthesis of storytelling, history, and myth by a writer who brings us back to our familiar legends with a renewed sense of wonder.-- from publisher description
109 editions published between 1970 and 2017 in 10 languages and held by 1,706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The English Patient comes a visionary novel about an icon of American violence. William Bonney killed his first man when he was twelve. By the time he was twenty-one he had, by his own reckoning, slain nineteen more. In the intervening years he had become "Billy the Kid," bloodthirsty ogre and outlaw saint, a boy with buck teeth and a pleasant face who could shoot a stranger calmly in the heart and walk away while birds ravaged the corpse. Drawing on contemporary accounts, period photographs, dime novels, and his own prodigious fund of empathy and imagination, Michael Ondaatje traces Billy's passage across the blasted landscape of 1880 New Mexico and the collective unconscious of his country. The Collected Works of Billy the Kid is a virtuoso synthesis of storytelling, history, and myth by a writer who brings us back to our familiar legends with a renewed sense of wonder.-- from publisher description
Handwriting : poems by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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45 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An anthology of poems by a Canadian writer from Sri Lanka. In The First Rule of Sinhalese Architecture, he writes: "Never build three doors / in a straight line / A devil might rush / through them /deep into your house, / into your life."
45 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An anthology of poems by a Canadian writer from Sri Lanka. In The First Rule of Sinhalese Architecture, he writes: "Never build three doors / in a straight line / A devil might rush / through them /deep into your house, / into your life."
The conversations : Walter Murch and the art of editing film by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
)
53 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 986 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conversations, over the course of a year, between the author and Walter Murch
53 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 986 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conversations, over the course of a year, between the author and Walter Murch
The cat's table by
Michael Ondaatje(
Recording
)
14 editions published between 2011 and 2014 in English and held by 950 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the "cat's table"--As far from the Captain's Table as can be, with a ragtag group of "insignificant" adults and two other boys. As the ship makes its way into the Mediterranean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another
14 editions published between 2011 and 2014 in English and held by 950 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the "cat's table"--As far from the Captain's Table as can be, with a ragtag group of "insignificant" adults and two other boys. As the ship makes its way into the Mediterranean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another
The cinnamon peeler : selected poems by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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51 editions published between 1989 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Michael Ondaatje's new selected poems, The Cinnamon Peeler, brings together poems written between 1963 and 1990, including work from his most recent collection, Secular Love. These poems bear witness to the extraordinary gifts that have won high praise for this truly original poet and novelist
51 editions published between 1989 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Michael Ondaatje's new selected poems, The Cinnamon Peeler, brings together poems written between 1963 and 1990, including work from his most recent collection, Secular Love. These poems bear witness to the extraordinary gifts that have won high praise for this truly original poet and novelist
The English patient by
Anthony Minghella(
Visual
)
105 editions published between 1995 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 853 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A love story set in Italy and North Africa during the first World War. DVD
105 editions published between 1995 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 853 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A love story set in Italy and North Africa during the first World War. DVD
The English patient by
Michael Ondaatje(
Recording
)
49 editions published between 1989 and 2013 in English and Danish and held by 846 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four damaged lives come together during the aftermath of World War II in an abandoned villa in Italy
49 editions published between 1989 and 2013 in English and Danish and held by 846 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four damaged lives come together during the aftermath of World War II in an abandoned villa in Italy
Divisadero by
Michael Ondaatje(
Recording
)
32 editions published between 2006 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 810 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In California, then the Nevada casino's, 1970 a makeshift family of a father, daughter, adopted daughter and farm hand's lives are shattered by a traumatic event and they are sent off on separate courses
32 editions published between 2006 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 810 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In California, then the Nevada casino's, 1970 a makeshift family of a father, daughter, adopted daughter and farm hand's lives are shattered by a traumatic event and they are sent off on separate courses
From Ink Lake : an anthology of Canadian short stories by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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32 editions published between 1990 and 1995 in English and held by 747 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
32 editions published between 1990 and 1995 in English and held by 747 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Anil's ghost by
Michael Ondaatje(
Recording
)
34 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When bodies are discovered on the island of Sri Lanka, Anil Tissera, a forensic anthropologist, born in Sri Lanka, educated in England and America, is sent by an international human rights group to work with local officials to discover the source of the organized campaigns of murder engulfing the island
34 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When bodies are discovered on the island of Sri Lanka, Anil Tissera, a forensic anthropologist, born in Sri Lanka, educated in England and America, is sent by an international human rights group to work with local officials to discover the source of the organized campaigns of murder engulfing the island
There's a trick with a knife I'm learning to do : poems, 1963-1978 by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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21 editions published between 1978 and 1992 in 4 languages and held by 622 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
21 editions published between 1978 and 1992 in 4 languages and held by 622 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lost classics(
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21 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and held by 597 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of essays from leading writers on books, "that have inspired and influenced, but are no longer available, hard to find, or sadly under-appreciated."
21 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and held by 597 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of essays from leading writers on books, "that have inspired and influenced, but are no longer available, hard to find, or sadly under-appreciated."
Paris stories by
Mavis Gallant(
Book
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8 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 482 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Mavis Gallant is a contemporary legend, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker for close to fifty years who has, in the words of The New York Times, "radically reshaped the short story for decade after decade." Michael Ondaatje's new selection of Gallant's work gathers some of the most memorable of her stories set in Europe and Paris, where Gallant has long lived. Mysterious, funny, insightful, and heartbreaking, these are tales of expatriates and exiles, wise children and straying saints. Together they compose a secret history, at once intimate and panoramic, of modern times"--Publisher's description
8 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 482 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Mavis Gallant is a contemporary legend, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker for close to fifty years who has, in the words of The New York Times, "radically reshaped the short story for decade after decade." Michael Ondaatje's new selection of Gallant's work gathers some of the most memorable of her stories set in Europe and Paris, where Gallant has long lived. Mysterious, funny, insightful, and heartbreaking, these are tales of expatriates and exiles, wise children and straying saints. Together they compose a secret history, at once intimate and panoramic, of modern times"--Publisher's description
Secular love : poems by
Michael Ondaatje(
Book
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13 editions published between 1984 and 1988 in English and Undetermined and held by 416 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1984 and 1988 in English and Undetermined and held by 416 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Minghella, Anthony Performer Scenarist Restager Director Author of screenplay Film editor Author
- Binoche, Juliette 1964- Performer Actor
- Billy the Kid
- Zaentz, Saul Producer
- Murch, Walter 1943- Film editor Author
- Solecki, Sam 1946- Author Editor
- Cohen, Leonard 1934-2016
- Findley, Timothy 1930-2002
- Fiennes, Ralph Narrator Performer Actor
- Whately, Kevin
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Adopted children Americans Authors, Canadian Authors--Books and reading Billy,--the Kid Bolden, Buddy, California, Northern Canada Canadian fiction Canadian literature Canadian poetry Criticism and interpretation Dead--Identification Egypt--Jilf al Kabir Plateau English patient (Motion picture) France France--Paris Geographers Great Britain Human rights workers Italy Italy--Florence Jazz musicians Literature Louisiana--New Orleans Love Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Motion picture editors Motion pictures--Editing Murch, Walter, Nevada Nurses Ocean travel Ondaatje, Michael, Ontario--Toronto Ordnance disposal units Outlaws Poetry Poor Short stories, Canadian Sisters Spies Sri Lanka Sri Lankans Thieves United States United States, West Women forensic anthropologists World War (1939-1945)
Alternative Names
Michael Ondaatje Canadees auteur
Michael Ondaatje canadisk poet
Michael Ondaatje écrivain canadien
Michael Ondaatje escriptor canadenc
Michael Ondaatje escritor canadiense
Michael Ondaatje kanada verkisto
Michael Ondaatje kanadensisk poet
Michael Ondaatje kanadischer Schriftsteller
Michael Ondaatje kanadisk poet
Michael Ondaatje kanadsko-srílanský prozaik a básník
Michael Ondaatje scrittore singalese
Ondaatje, Michael
Ondaatje, Philip Michael.
Ondaatje, Philip Michael 1943-
Ondatje, Maikls 1943-
Ondaṭyeh, Maiḳl 1943-
Ondatže, Majkl 1943-
Uwndātǧī, Māykil 1943-
Майкл Ондатже
Майкъл Ондатджи
Ондатже, Майкл
מייקל אונדאטג'
מייקל אונדאצ'י סופר קנדי
මයිකල් ඔන්ඩාජේ
마이클 온다체
온다치, 마이클 1943-
オンダーチェ, マイケル
マイケル・オンダーチェ
麥可·翁達傑
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