Four characters looking for themselves. Comparative analysis of the presence and consequences of war in the novel and film The English Patient

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/Trasvasestlc.v0i1.6494

Keywords:

Cinema, Literature, comparatism, war, The English patient

Abstract

In this article a comparative analisis is made between Michael Ondaatje’s novel The English Patient and homonymous film adaptation directed by Anthony Minghella. This study analyses the presence of war and how the four main characters deal with its consequences.

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Author Biography

  • Sofía Malvido Cordeiro, University of Vigo
    University of Vigo

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Published

2019-12-18

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Miscellaneous

How to Cite

Malvido Cordeiro, Sofía. “Four Characters Looking for Themselves. Comparative Analysis of the Presence and Consequences of War in the Novel and Film The English Patient”. Trasvases Entre La Literatura Y El Cine, no. 1, Dec. 2019, pp. 151-66, https://doi.org/10.24310/Trasvasestlc.v0i1.6494.