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Richard Flanagan’s debut novel, titled after a famous Bashō haiku, centers on the grueling reality of the Thailand‑Burma Death Railway and the plight of Japanese POWs. Surgeon Dorrigo Evans, stationed in a camp on the railway, battles disease, starvation, and brutality while haunted by a past love affair with his uncle’s wife. His efforts to save the men under his charge collide with the harsh conditions of the railway’s construction and a life‑changing letter that forces him to confront his past and the horrors of war.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Richard Flanagan
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