The Narrow Road to the Deep North
by Richard Flanagan
Taste attributes: wardramahistoricalromanceslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationship
Boxlist takeAn emotional, serious war novel: grounded and unsavoury. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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About This Book
The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a love story unfolding over half a century between a doctor and his uncle’s wife. Taking its title from one of the most famous books in Japanese literature, written by the great haiku poet Basho, Flanagan’s novel has as its heart one of the most infamous episodes of Japanese history, the construction of the Thailand-Burma Death Railway in World War II.
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- Author
- Richard Flanagan
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 445
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- Open Library
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