Author: Eric, Lomax
Citation: Lomax, Eric. The railway man, London: Random House, 2009.
Description: Based on the author’s experience in a Japanese POW camp in Thailand between the Asia-Pacific war. A Scottish-British army officer(engineer) who sent out to work in Singapore and was captured when the fallen of Singapore to Japan. He was sent to build the railway project in Thailand together with other prisoners. The story of his contribution on the railway, friendship, the horror of torture, and the help from his wife, Patti. The author presented the post-traumatic stress he faced and the endeavor to forgive. This book has been translated into many languages and making a film in 2013 with Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman as the main casts.
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Awards:
The movie has 7 wins and 20 nominations
NCR Book Award (1996), J.R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography (1996)
Formats: print book, audiobook, eAudiobook, DVD video
Languages: English, French, Russian, Polish, Italian
