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...except his own. Born in 1943 in Ceylon (which changed its name to Sri Lanka in 1972) and a longtime Canadian resident and citizen, Ondaatje enjoyed a modest following as a poet, filmmaker and educator. But when his novel appeared in 1992, all that comfortable obscurity came to an abrupt halt. The English Patient went on to win Britain's prestigious and commercially influential Booker Prize and was then turned into a 1996 Academy Award-winning film. A lot of people--those who loved the novel and/or film and those who professed bafflement at all the fuss--began waiting...
Some former soldiers, like Joyce, elatedly hugged old friends. Others broke down in tears. But most were simply glad to fill, at least symbolically, the gap left in their lives when they were called to the front and their childhood came to an abrupt...
Strong performances in the A and B divisions were somewhat hampered by the unpredictable conditions, as Sunday's abrupt cancellation threw off the teams rotation strategy. Levin and fellow senior Christian Taubman became acquainted with Vanguard 15s, a boat new to college sailing...
...dejected Artie holds and kisses her-we hold our breath wondering if her illness is cured by the love and attention she has craved all along. But the play that began with such roguish humor does not resolve this question so easily. Instead it ends in an abrupt and surprising sequence too fantastic to be revealed here-a sequence made all the more breath-taking by the beautifully staged chemistry between Gowl and Gambuto. Was the pathetic selfishness of Bunny, Artie, Ronnie and the other characters what we really wish to define as normal and sane, and was Bananas' selfless...
...After an abrupt end to the competitive primary season, the two candidates who have received their parties' nominations--Vice President Al Gore '69 and Texas Gov. George W. Bush--have made long-overdue pledges to make campaign finance reform significant parts of their platforms. To some extent, the moves were political maneuvers to win over independents who supported Arizona Sen. John S. McCain and former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley. Nevertheless, we are heartened that although the presidential bids of McCain and Bradley have ended, the spectre of reform will haunt the candidates as they move towards the general election...