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The colonial reckoning “The English Patient” adaptation couldn’t capture

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The colonial reckoning “The English Patient” adaptation couldn’t capture

"But Have You Read the Book?" revisits the adaptation of Ondaatje's novel, which favored romance over history

Published July 28, 2026 9:00AM (EDT)

Excerpted from "But Have You Read the Book? Romance Edition: 40 Love Stories That Inspired Our Favorite Films" by Kristen Lopez.

Sri Lankan poet-turned-author Michael Ondaatje’s 1992 novel “The English Patient” is a lyrical, highly detailed exploration of love across the decades and how its sacred qualities overcome time and geography. Written in a fragmented, poetic style by Ondaatje, the novel tells the story of a World War II nurse named Hana (Juliette Binoche in the movie) caring for a severely burned man (played by........

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