The narrow road to the deep north / Richard Flanagan.
By: Flanagan, Richard [author.].
Publisher: North Sydney, NSW : Vintage Books, 2014Description: 467 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780857987921 .Subject(s): Prisoners of war -- Burma -- FictionGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: What would you do if you saw the love of your life, whom you thought dead for a quarter of a century, walking towards you? Richard Flanagan?s story, of Dorrigo Evans, an Australian doctor haunted by a love affair with his uncle?s wife, journeys from the caves of Tasmanian trappers in the early twentieth century to a crumbling pre-war beachside hotel; from a Thai jungle prison to a Japanese snow festival; from the Changi gallows to a chance meeting of lovers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Taking its title from 17th-century haiku poet Basho?s travel journal, The Narrow Road To The Deep North is about the impossibility of love. At its heart is one day in a Japanese slave labour camp in August 1943. As the day builds to its horrific climax, Dorrigo Evans battles and fails in his quest to save the lives of his fellow POWs, a man is killed for no reason, and a love story unfolds.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Shelf | PR9619.3.F525 N37 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000006957 |
Browsing Alfaisal University Shelves , Shelving location: On Shelf Close shelf browser
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| PR9499.3.S38 G65 1991 The Golden Gate : a novel in verse / | PR9510.9.G64 G6 2004 The goal : a process of ongoing improvement / | PR9550.9.B58 A33 2017 Accidents of composition : there could be accidents of kindness here / | PR9619.3.F525 N37 2014 The narrow road to the deep north / | PR9619.3.S497 R665 2015 The Rosie effect : a novel / | PR9619.3.S497 R665 2016 The Rosie effect / | PR9619.3.S497 R67 2014 The Rosie project / |
What would you do if you saw the love of your life, whom you thought dead for a quarter of a century, walking towards you? Richard Flanagan?s story, of Dorrigo Evans, an Australian doctor haunted by a love affair with his uncle?s wife, journeys from the caves of Tasmanian trappers in the early twentieth century to a crumbling pre-war beachside hotel; from a Thai jungle prison to a Japanese snow festival; from the Changi gallows to a chance meeting of lovers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Taking its title from 17th-century haiku poet Basho?s travel journal, The Narrow Road To The Deep North is about the impossibility of love. At its heart is one day in a Japanese slave labour camp in August 1943. As the day builds to its horrific climax, Dorrigo Evans battles and fails in his quest to save the lives of his fellow POWs, a man is killed for no reason, and a love story unfolds.