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In Michael Ondaatje's novel "The English Patient," the titular character, known as the English patient, is severely burned in a plane crash during World War II. He is a pilot who was involved in a bombing mission in the North African desert. The fire ignited when his plane was shot down, leaving him with extensive burns and amnesia about his past, which he gradually reveals throughout the story.

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