The Narrow Road to the Deep North (novel)
2013 novel by Australian author Richard Flanagan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North is the sixth novel by Richard Flanagan, and was the winner of the 2014 Booker Prize.
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Author | Richard Flanagan |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Genre | Fiction novel |
Published | 23 September 2013 |
Publisher | Knopf |
Media type | Print, e-book |
Pages | 352 pp. (hardcover edition) |
Awards | 2014 Booker Prize |
ISBN | 978-1741666700 |
OCLC | 864700580 |
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The novel tells the story of an Australian doctor haunted by memories of a love affair with his uncle's wife and of his subsequent experiences as a Far East prisoner of war during the construction of the Burma Railway. Decades later, he finds his growing celebrity at odds with his feelings of failure and guilt.
The title is taken from the 17th-century epic Oku no Hosomichi,[1] the travel diary and magnum opus of Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō.