Loved the film, had to read the book. The book tends to give equal time to each of the main characters, whereas the film tended to concentrate more on the English Patient. Slightly different ending from the film. A worthwhile read, very good story.
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Ondaatje creates a narrative based on four characters set against the back drop of the Sahara and then an Italian villa during the WW2 Italian Campaign.
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An amazing story of a man who loved the desert enough to die in it.
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