Internationally renowned bestselling author and a true global literary superstar, Michael Ondaatje is one of the world’s foremost writers. He has influenced an entire generation of writers and readers. Author of books of poetry, a memoir, and a nonfiction book on film editing, his novels include The English Patient, In the Skin of a Lion, Anil’s Ghost, Divisadero and The Cat’s Table. He has received the Man Booker Prize, the Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Award and the Prix Médicis Étranger for his fiction. His new novel Warlight is published in May.

Recorded at The Dalkey Book Festival 17 June 2018