The English Patient

Ondaatje, Michael

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The final curtain is closing on the Second World War and in an abandoned Italian village, Hana, a nurse, tends to her sole remaining patient. Rescued from a burning plane, the anonymous Englishman is damaged beyond recognition and haunted by painful memories. The only clue Hana has to unlocking his past is the one thing he clung on to through the fire – a copy of ‘The Histories’ by Herodotus, covered with hand-written notes detailing a tragic love affair.

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Publish Date: 26/05/2018
ISBN: 9781526605900 Category: Tag:

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WINNER OF THE GOLDEN MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018‘Magnificent’ Sunday Times‘The best piece of fiction I’ve read in years’ Independent on SundayThe final curtain is closing on the Second World War and in an abandoned Italian village. Hana, a nurse, tends to her sole remaining patient. Rescued from a burning plane, the anonymous Englishman is damaged beyond recognition and haunted by painful memories. The only clue Hana has to unlocking his past is the one thing he clung on to through the fire – a copy of The Histories by Herodotus, covered with hand-written notes detailing a tragic love affair.

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Weight 274 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 21 mm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

336

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

813.54 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K