The English Patient
The English Patient is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book is about people brought together at an Italian villa during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The four main characters are: a burned English man; his Canadian Army nurse, a Sikh British Army sapper, and a Canadian thief. The book won the 1992 Booker Prize, the 2018 Golden Man Booker, and the Governor General's Award.
Other websites
Michael Ondaatje discusses The English Patient on the BBC
The writings of Laszlo Almasy, available in English translation.
1992 books
Award-winning books