The English Patient

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Love and loss cloak a war-torn backdrop.

If you're drawn to richly textured historical dramas, "The English Patient" will speak to you. Michael Ondaatje's writing is exquisite, weaving a tale that's captivating not just for its historical context but for the deeply personal stories of its characters. The intertwined destinies, the haunting atmosphere of the Italian villa, and the poetic exploration of human connection in the face of war's desolation could make this book a memorable experience for you.

  • Booker Prize (1992)
  • Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Fiction (1992)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in Caribbean and Canada (1993)
  • Trillium Book Award (1993)
  • Golden Man Booker Prize (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The English Patient

Regular price ₱440.55
Unit price
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ISBN: 9780747589921
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Date of Publication: 2007-01-02
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Classics, Literature, World War II, War
Goodreads rating: 3.87
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Description

With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio; the wary sapper, Kip: each is haunted by the riddle of the English patient, the nameless, burned man who lies in an upstairs room and whose memories of passion, betrayal, and rescue illuminate this book like flashes of heat lightning.
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Love and loss cloak a war-torn backdrop.

If you're drawn to richly textured historical dramas, "The English Patient" will speak to you. Michael Ondaatje's writing is exquisite, weaving a tale that's captivating not just for its historical context but for the deeply personal stories of its characters. The intertwined destinies, the haunting atmosphere of the Italian villa, and the poetic exploration of human connection in the face of war's desolation could make this book a memorable experience for you.

  • Booker Prize (1992)
  • Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Fiction (1992)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in Caribbean and Canada (1993)
  • Trillium Book Award (1993)
  • Golden Man Booker Prize (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.