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Born Philip Michael Ondaatje, December 9, 1943, in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka); immigrated to Canada, 1962; son of Philip Mervyn (a tea and rubber plantation superintendent) and Enid Doris Gratiaen (a dance and theatre school administrator) Ondaatje; married Kim Jones (divorced); married Linda Spalding; children: (first marriage) Quintin (daughter), Griffin (son).

Education: Graduated Dulwich College, London, 1962; attended Bishop's University (Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada), 1962-64; University of Toronto, B.A. (English literature), 1965; Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada), M.A.

Hobbies and other interests: Hound breeding, hog breeding.

Addresses

Officem— Department of English, Glendon College, York University, 2275 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M6, Canada. Agentm— Steven Barclay Agency, 12 Western Ave., Petaluma, CA 94952.

Career

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, instructor, 1967-71; Glendon Coll