The English patient / Michael Ondaatje.
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TextSeries: Bloomsbury classicsPublication details: London : Bloomsbury, 2004Edition: Paperback editionDescription: 324 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 0747572593 (paperback); 9780747572596 (paperback)Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Florence -- Fiction | Florence (Italy) -- FictionDDC classification: 813.54 Awards: Winner of the Booker Prize for Fiction, 1992.Review: The final curtain is closing on the Second World War, and Hana, a nurse, stays behind in an abandoned Italian villa to tend to her only remaining patient. Rescued by Bedouins from a burning plane, he is English, anonymous, damaged beyond recognition and haunted by his memories of passion and betrayal. The only clue Hana has to 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 describing a painful and ultimately tragic love affair.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | F OND (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111055469223 |
Originally published: London: Bloomsbury, 1992.
Winner of the Booker Prize for Fiction, 1992.
The final curtain is closing on the Second World War, and Hana, a nurse, stays behind in an abandoned Italian villa to tend to her only remaining patient. Rescued by Bedouins from a burning plane, he is English, anonymous, damaged beyond recognition and haunted by his memories of passion and betrayal. The only clue Hana has to 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 describing a painful and ultimately tragic love affair.
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