Quote by: Michael Ondaatje

The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human. Meander if you want to get to town.


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Author Bio


  • NameMichael Ondaatje
  • DescriptionWriter
  • BornSeptember 12, 1943
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionPoet; Novelist; Educationist; Writer
  • WorksThe English Patient; Divisadero; Coming Through Slaughter
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Officer Of The Order Of Canada