The English Patient Madhumalati Adhikari has critiqued the treatment of World War II and its effects on the characters of the novel. The novel won the 1992 Booker Prize, athe 1992 Governor General's Award, and the 2018 Golden Man Booker award. The book was adapted into a 1996 film by Anthony Minghella, starring Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Willem Dafoe, Colin Firth, and Juliette Binoche. The film received nine Academy Awards—including Best Picture and Director—at the 69th Academy Awards. The English Patient The English Patient is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book follows four dissimilar people brought together at an Italian
Anthony Minghella had one daughter, Hannah, who worked as a production assistant on "The Talented Mr. Ripley", and was President of Sony Pictures Animation for a time before being named President of Production of Columbia Pictures. Minghella and his first wife eventually divorced. In 1985, Minghella married Hong Kong–born choreographer and dancer Carolyn Jane Choa. They had one son, Max, who is an actor. Minghella's younger brother, Dominic Minghella, is the creator of the popular British television series "Robin Hood" and "Doc Martin", and a scriptwriter. His sister Loretta is Director of Christian Aid, his sister Edana participated in a jazz event