Michael Ondaatje (1943- )

A selective list of literary criticism on novelist and poet Michael Ondaatje, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association Guidelines for Web Pages

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An introductory article on the Canadian-Ceylonese author Michael Ondaatje, from the postcolonial web project at Emory U

"Delirious in a Different Kind of Way," a salon.com interview with Michael Ondaatje, by Gary Kamiya, Nov. 1996

Hass, Robert. Poet Robert Hass writes about Ondaatje's poem "Step" in his Poet's Choice column for the Washington Post, 25 April 1999

A brief introduction to Michael Ondaatje's poetry from the Academy of American Poets

Michael Ondaatje talks about Anil's Ghost, in an interview by Dave Weich at powells.com

A review of Anil's Ghost, by Gary Kamiya in salon.com, 25 April 2000

Easingwood, Peter. A substantial introduction to Michael Ondaatje, from the Literary Encyclopedia, 27 March 2002 On The Collected Works of Billy the Kid: Left Handed Poems (1970); The English Patient (1992) [subscription service]

The NYTimes has compiled a web page on Michael Ondaatje that contains the Times reviews of his writing. [Registration required]

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