It is difficult to find a person who would never hear of the book "The English Patient", which tells of a man without a face and name, or who has not seen the film of the same name. The author of this book, a writer named Michael Ondatje, is described in the article.
Biography
Philip Michael Ondatje is a descendant of the so-called burghers (as is commonly called children born from a Dutch marriage with the Sri Lankans). The surname of this writer is more correct to pronounce Ondatchi or Ondaatier, the whole thing is of Dutch origin. In 1954, Michael and his mother, Doris Grathien, moved to the UK, and 8 years later Ondatje moved to Canada.
The future writer began his studies at college and the University of Bishops, because of the move he had to get a bachelor's degree at the University of Toronto, and a master's degree at the University of Queens. In general, his novels brought fame to Michael Ondatzha, but he pays much more attention to work in the field of poetry - Michael has already released 13 collections! However, today it is not about poetry, but about prose! We bring to your attention the best books by Michael Ondatzhe.
"English patient"
In the vast expanses of the vast desert, the Bedouins discover a pilot. He was badly burned, does not remember his name, cannot explain how he got here. The Bedouins manage to save the life of a stranger, but he does not look much like a man, because his whole body is covered with charred skin. The pilot is transported to Europe, which was destroyed by the war. The English patient, as he is now called, is in Italy in an abandoned villa. He is looked after by a young nurse named Hannah. It is to her that the patient tells the tragic and seemingly incredible story of his love for a married woman ...
"Cat's table"
The main character goes to Europe from Ceylon. This three-week sailing on the liner literally turned his whole life upside down. Being seated at the so-called cat's table (the author clarifies that this is the most shabby place in the restaurant, which is located on board the liner), the hero meets two boys and adults, each of whom is more eccentric than the other. The main mystery for all the heroes is the prisoner, who is taken out only at midnight for a walk on the deck, of course, in shackles. Who is this prisoner? You can find the answer in Michael Ondatje's The Cat's Table!