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A review by _astridedwards_
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
5.0
Set in North Africa and Italy during the last days of WWII, [b:The English Patient|11713|The English Patient|Michael Ondaatje|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320527907s/11713.jpg|3009869] is a sweeping narrative of love, loss, betrayal and redemption.
Who can forget the story of Count Ladislaus de Almásy? The love of Katherine Clifton? The innocence of Hana? The pain of David Caravaggio? And the humanity of Kirpal Singh?
The novel captures the breakdown between English and German at the personal level, as loyalty to country superseded dedication to science and career.
[b:The Histories|1362|The Histories|Herodotus|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1399225547s/1362.jpg|488198] by [a:Herodotus|901|Herodotus|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1397190927p2/901.jpg] features throughout, as the spiritual guide and last remaining possession of Almásy.
[a:Michael Ondaatje|4030|Michael Ondaatje|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1390116915p2/4030.jpg] was truly deserving of the Booker Prize in 1992. And the movie was a surprisingly good adaptation and received a swathe of Academy Awards in 1996.
Who can forget the story of Count Ladislaus de Almásy? The love of Katherine Clifton? The innocence of Hana? The pain of David Caravaggio? And the humanity of Kirpal Singh?
The novel captures the breakdown between English and German at the personal level, as loyalty to country superseded dedication to science and career.
[b:The Histories|1362|The Histories|Herodotus|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1399225547s/1362.jpg|488198] by [a:Herodotus|901|Herodotus|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1397190927p2/901.jpg] features throughout, as the spiritual guide and last remaining possession of Almásy.
[a:Michael Ondaatje|4030|Michael Ondaatje|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1390116915p2/4030.jpg] was truly deserving of the Booker Prize in 1992. And the movie was a surprisingly good adaptation and received a swathe of Academy Awards in 1996.