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Michael Ondaatje’s *The English Patient*, a highly acclaimed novel and a significant work in 20th-century Canadian literature, is often celebrated for its complex narrative structure and psychological depth. The novel explores themes of identity, memory, nationality, and the destructive consequences of war through the lives of its four central characters. Among these, the character known as the English patient, later revealed to be Count László de Almásy, stands out as a compelling study of fragmentation in both body and psyche. His identity, much like the physical and cultural world shattered by World War II, reflects profound disintegration. It is apt to argue that the English patient indeed embodies a fragmented psyche, and this fragmentation can be analyzed in terms of his memory, identity, relationships, and perception of nationality. The novel opens in an Italian villa during the final days of World War II, where Hana, a young Canadian nurse, cares for the severely burned and dying patient. The man is referred to as the English patient because of his accent and mannerisms, _______ _______ ________ __________ _____ _________ ______ _____ __________ _________.
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