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326 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330491914
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador Thirty
Publication date: 01 September 1992
Readers who appreciate introspective, emotionally layered narratives exploring the lingering effects of war and human connection through fragmented, poetic prose will find this haunting.
Description
With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio;...
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326 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330491914
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador Thirty
Publication date: 01 September 1992
Readers who appreciate introspective, emotionally layered narratives exploring the lingering effects of war and human connection through fragmented, poetic prose will find this haunting.
Description
With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio;...
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Moods
emotional: 72%
reflective: 66%
sad: 48%
challenging: 41%
dark: 35%
mysterious: 32%
adventurous: 21%
tense: 17%
informative: 13%
hopeful: 5%
inspiring: 5%
funny: 1%
relaxing: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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