through India and Africa, he also became an author, following in the footsteps of his younger brother Michael Ondaatje, a novelist. His books describe his travels and adventures. His 2003 book Hemingway in Africa details his thesis regarding the life and motivations of Ernest Hemingway. Honours Ondaatje was made a Knight Bachelor by the Queen in 2003 in her 2003 Birthday Honours for his philanthropy and charitable services to Museums, Galleries and Societies. He had previously been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 Birthday Honours, and is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Senior Fellow of Massey College. He was elected an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature in 2003. In 2011, he was made an Honorary Fellow of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) and was awarded its Gold Medal. In 2013, the RCGS established a medal in his name – the Sir Christopher Ondaatje Medal for Exploration — which is awarded annually to outstanding Canadian explorers. Publications Olympic Victory: The story behind the Canadian Bob-Sled Club's incredible victory at the 1964 Winter Olympic Games (1967) The Prime Ministers of Canada, 1867–1967 (1968) Leopard in the Afternoon — An Africa Tenting Safari (1989) The Man-eater of Punanai — a Journey of Discovery to the Jungles of Old Ceylon (1992) Sindh Revisited: A Journey in the Footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton (1996) Journey to the Source of the Nile (1999) Hemingway in Africa: The Last Safari (2004) Woolf in Ceylon: An Imperial Journey in the Shadow of Leonard Woolf, 1904–1911 (2005) The Power of Paper: A History, a Financial Adventure and a Warning (2007) The Glenthorne Cat and other amazing leopard stories (2008) The Last Colonial: Curious Adventures & Stories from a Vanishing World (2011) See also Ondaatje Letters Burgher people Colombo Chetty Michael Ondaatje Ondaatje Prize Pearl Ondaatje References Further reading Reviews Love duet .... External links Order of Canada Citation Author website HarperCollins Canada site History of Chester Playhouse 1933 births Bobsledders at the 1964 Winter Olympics British philanthropists Burgher sportspeople Burgher writers Canadian businesspeople Canadian Knights Bachelor Canadian non-fiction writers Canadian people of Dutch descent Canadian people of Tamil descent Canadian philanthropists Canadian sportspeople of Sri Lankan descent Ceylonese knights Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature Knights Bachelor Labour Party (UK) people Living people