{"product_id":"the-english-patient-introduction-by-pico-iyer-hardcover","title":"The English Patient: Introduction by Pico Iyer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Ondaatje\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePico Iyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning best seller lyrically portrays the convergence of four damaged lives in a bomb-riddled Italian villa in the last days of the war. Hana, the grieving nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio; the emotionally detached Indian sapper, Kip--each is haunted in different ways by the riddle of the man they know only as the English patient, a nameless burn victim who lies swathed in bandages in an upstairs room. It is this man's incandescent memories--of the bleak North African desert, of explorers' caves and Bedouin tribesmen, \u003cbr\u003eof forbidden love, and of annihilating anger--that illuminate the story, and the consequences of the mysteries they reveal radiate outward in shock waves that leave all the characters forever changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Ondaatje is the author of eleven books of poetry, a memoir, and six novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Cat's Table, \u003c\/i\u003e coming in October 2011. He lives in Toronto. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePico Iyer is the author of two novels and seven works of nonfiction. His new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Within My Head, \u003c\/i\u003e comes out in 2012.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Patient\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754180706592,"sku":"9780307700872","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e9f2d5fd983ad0fa8845905861061cc1.webp?v=1780035159","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-english-patient-introduction-by-pico-iyer-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}