The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679416781
- ISBN 13
- 9780679416784
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1992-09-29. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York: Knopf, 1992. Hardcover. First American edition, first printing. Booker prize winning novel tells the story of four different characters who find themselves in the same Italian villa during World War II. Basis for the film that won 9 Oscars. Fine in like dust jacket.
Synopsis
The English Patient is a 1992 novel by Sri Lankan-Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje. The story deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned English man, his Canadian nurse, an Italian thief, and an Indian sapper in the British Army as they live out the end of World War II in an Italian villa. The novel won the Canadian Governor General's Award and the Booker Prize for fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vandello Books, Member IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120823003
- Title
- The English Patient
- Author
- Michael Ondaatje
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679416781
- ISBN 13
- 9780679416784
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992-09-29
- Keywords
- December 2023 E-List|Books Into Film|World War II|Italy|December 23 E-List
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books Into Film;
Terms of Sale
Vandello Books, Member IOBA
Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.
About the Seller
Vandello Books, Member IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Vandello Books, Member IOBA
Vandello Books is an online bookstore in Seattle, Washington. Our areas of strength include Modern Firsts, Textiles, Craft and the Arts. We carry inventory in numerous subject areas and are happy to advise our customers on building collections. We consider ourselves to be custodians of your books and treat each item with this philosophy in mind.
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