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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

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First published: 2013
Pages: 414

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Richard Flanagan's fascinating novel, 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' was awarded the 2014 Booker Prize. It explores the effects of love, adultery, loneliness, regret, and conflict. The story is told in short chunks that cover five sections and several decades. Dorrigo Evans, the main character is plagued by recollections of a romantic relationship he had with his uncle's wife and his subsequent adventures as a prisoner of war in the Far East while the Burma Railway was being built.

Even with his rising fame, decades later, he struggles with emotions of remorse and failure. The title draws inspiration from the journey journal of Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō and the epic Oku no Hosomichi from the 17th century.

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Richard Flanagan

Richard Miller Flanagan is an Australian writer, who won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North and the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Question 7, making him the first writer in history to win both Britain's major fiction and non-fiction prizes.

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