He went on to publish The Collected Works of Billy the Kid in 1970, a hybrid work of poetry and novel, along with Coming Through Slaughter in 1976, another hybrid work, about the life of jazz pioneer, Billy Bolden, set in New Orleans in 1911. Ondaatje’s poetry became an important part of his writing style, allowing him to experiment with fragmented consciousness, juxtaposition of unlike images, and experimental rhythm. Ondaatje began his writing career by publishing poetry, first in 1967 with the book Dainty Monsters. Ondaatje’s best known work is The English Patient, which won the Booker Prize upon its publication in 1992 and was adapted into a film by Anthony Minghella that won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1997. He received his BA from the University of Toronto in 1965 and his MA from Queens University in 1967. He moved with his mother, brother, and sister to England in 1952 before attending Bishop University in Quebec, Canada. Michael Ondaatje was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1943 in the midst of World War II.
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