Michael Ondaatje is a renowned author known for his poetic and lyrical writing style. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1943, he later moved to Canada and became a Canadian citizen. Ondaatje is best known for his novel The English Patient, which won the Booker Prize in 1992 and was later adapted into an acclaimed film. He has also published several collections of poetry and other works of fiction over the course of his career.