The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje
This Booker Prize-winning novel by Michael Ondaatje takes readers to an abandoned Italian villa at the end of World War II, where the lives of four damaged individuals intersect in unexpected ways. This haunting story follows the nurse Hana, the thief Caravaggio, the Indian sapper Kip, and the nameless English patient as they grapple with their own traumas and search for meaning amidst chaos and destruction. A beautifully crafted and thought-provoking read.
Publish Date
2006-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
2006-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1992
Goodreads Rating
3.87
ISBN
9780679745204
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2021-02-28T05:21:24.000Z
There are so many but The English Patient comes to mind first. The movie really...did something different. But that book...whew. – source