Michael Ondaatje’s stunning novel takes place during the final moments of the Second World War. It explores the lives of four people who come together in a damaged villa in Tuscany as the war retreats around a young Canadian nurse; an enigmatic thief whose skills have made him one of the war’s heroes as well as one of its casualties; a Sikh soldier in the British army; and the ...
Michael Ondaatje’s stunning novel takes place during the final moments of the Second World War. It explores the lives of four people who come together in a damaged villa in Tuscany as the war retreats around a young Canadian nurse; an enigmatic thief whose skills have made him one of the war’s heroes as well as one of its casualties; a Sikh soldier in the British army; and the English patient, who lies badly burned in an upstairs room. It is his adventures and turbulent love affair in the North African desert before the war, gradually uncovered, that become the centre around which these people’s past and present lives unfold.
Set mainly in Italy, this is a breathtaking story of love and passion that arcs back in time to Canada, to London during the Blitz and the intricacies of bomb disposal, and to the mysterious, often dangerous world of desert exploration.
Michael Ondaatje brings his formidable poetic and narrative powers to bear on the destiny of his characters. In luminous prose, he reveals the complex impact of public conflict on private lives.
The English Patient的中译本《英国病人》（作家出版社1997年5月北京第1版，章欣、庆信译）我闻名已久，但十年前的书较难找，最近在豆瓣网上讨价还价后花了人民币50元（原价人民币13.8元，这位网友居然索价人民币80元）终于拿到一本二手旧书。 我枕边原有一册Bloomsburry的199...
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迈克尔·翁达杰 作者
九命猫@victor-eyes
人民文学出版社2012版
船长
上海文艺出版社2015版
痒痒羊羊
作家出版社1997版
塔可夫斯基的镜子
作家出版社1997版
娘娘子
上海文艺出版社2015版
0 有用 山由 2020-12-06 17:32:59
怎么读怎么喜欢
0 有用 三只朱 2014-03-19 00:27:21
电影是多单薄和自大呀
0 有用 Dr Manhattan 2024-09-14 03:36:42 马耳他
可能是先入为主吧，我跟喜欢电影一些
0 有用 PurpleOcean 2017-10-18 09:20:57
原谅我的浅薄，我更喜欢《英国病人》电影，里面艾玛殊爵士与凯瑟琳的爱情是多么动人。相比而言，小说意境太过深远且情节也不够连贯而更像是一篇散文。而且想当初，我就是因为电影才喜欢上拉尔夫-费因斯的。🤓
0 有用 园丁人 2014-06-07 13:39:15
很刻骨的，描写。关于战争