This article is about the novel. For the film, see The English Patient (film). For other uses, see The English Patient (disambiguation).
The English Patient
First edition cover
Author
Michael Ondaatje
Cover artist
Cecil Beaton
Country
Canada
Language
English
Genre
Historiographic metafiction
Publisher
McClelland and Stewart
Publication date
September 1992
Media type
Print (hardback and paperback)
Pages
320
ISBN
0-7710-6886-7
OCLC
26257641
Preceded by
In the Skin of a Lion
The English Patient is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book follows four dissimilar people brought together at an Italian villa during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War. The four main characters consist of: an unrecognizably burned man — the eponymous patient who is presumed to be English; his Canadian Army nurse; a Sikh British Army sapper; and a Canadian self described as a thief. The story is set during the North African Campaign and centers on the incremental revelations of the patient's actions prior to his injuries, and the emotional effects of these revelations on the other characters. The story is told through the characters' perspectives and "authors" of books the characters are reading.
The book is in part to a sequel to the 1987 novel In the Skin of a Lion, which continues the story of characters of his stories of Hana and Caravaggio; as well as revealing the fate of the latter's main character, Patrick Lewis. It won the 1992 Booker Prize, the 1992 Governor General's Award and the 2018 Golden Man Booker.
The book was adapted into a 1996 film with the same title.[1] It was in early development in August 2021 for a new BBC television series, co-produced by Miramax Television and Paramount Television Studios.[2][3]
In 2022, the novel was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[4]
^Van Gelder, Lawrence (25 March 1997). "'English Patient' Dominates Oscars With Nine, Including Best Picture". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
^Smith, Anna (27 September 2021). "The English Patient – is it time to revive the epic romance?". BBC. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^Andreeva, Nellie; Peter White (18 August 2021). "'The English Patient' TV Series Adaptation In Works At BBC From Emily Ballou & Miramax TV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^"The Big Jubilee Read: A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking reign". BBC. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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