The English Patient by Anthony Minghella
In a ruined Italian villa near the end of World War II, a young nurse tends to a severely burned, unidentified patient whose fractured memories of desert mapping and a passionate, illicit romance slowly surface; joined by a Canadian thief and a Sikh sapper, this small circle confronts betrayal, loss, and the lingering moral and emotional wounds of war. Through interwoven flashbacks and present-day tensions the narrative examines memory, identity, exile, and the complex human costs of love and colonial violence.
- Published
- 1992
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 300-400 pages
- Original Language
- English
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