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    Michael Ondaatje: The English Patient

    Man Booker-Prize winner Michael Ondaatje seems to be one of the very few writers who appreciates the screen adaptation of his work...

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Feb 6, 1997 • 30m Listen

    Michael Ondaatje, Man Booker-Prize-winner for The English Patient (Viking), seems to be one of the very few writers who appreciates the screen adaptation of his work. Ondaatje on editing, consciousness, character and passion.

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      Michael Ondaatje: The English Patient

      Man Booker-Prize winner Michael Ondaatje seems to be one of the very few writers who appreciates the screen adaptation of his work...

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