English patient. Ondatja M.

In the sands of the desert, the Bedouins find a charred pilot. He does not remember his name, does not know who he is and how he got here. The Bedouins save his life, but now he is not very similar to a person - his body is covered with charred skin, and his face cannot be recognized. For all, he is simply an “English patient” - a person without a face and without a name.

After transferring to Europe destroyed by the war, the English patient finds himself on an abandoned Italian villa in the care of the young nurse of the khan. She refuses to leave with other nurses and remains to take care of him. The dying patient tells Khan the story of his love for a married woman, tragic and incredible...