Il Paziente Inglese by Michael Ondaatje
Set in an Italian villa turned convalescent hospital near the end of World War II, the novel centers on a badly burned, enigmatic patient whose fragmented memories of a passionate wartime love affair in the North African desert slowly surface. Cared for by a devoted young Canadian nurse, he becomes the magnet for a small, diverse group—an Indian sapper who defuses mines and confronts racism and loyalty, a scarred ex-spy and thief, and others displaced by war—each carrying their own wounds and secrets. Through interwoven recollections, intimate dialogue, and lyrical description, the story explores themes of identity, memory, love, betrayal, and the violent imprint of colonial and wartime histories on bodies and landscapes.
- Published
- 1992
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Der englische Patient
- El paciente inglés
- Il paziente inglese
- Le patient anglais
- The English Patient
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