The railway man
le best-seller qui a inspiré le film
by Eric Lomax
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Officier dans l'armée britannique pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le lieutenant écossais Eric Lomax est capturé par les Japonais en 1942, puis envoyé dans un camp de prisonniers en Thaïlande. Dans ce récit autobiographique, Lomax évoque les privations et les sévices qu'il a subis durant ses années de captivité, où on l'a contraint à participer à la construction du chemin de fer qui enjambe la rivière Kwaï. À l'issue de la guerre, des séquelles physiques et psychologiques minent l'existence du vétéran. Déterminée à l'aider à s'affranchir des chaînes du passé, Patricia Wallace, sa seconde femme, retrouve un jour la trace de l'officier japonais qui l'a torturé. La rencontre de son bourreau, plus de cinquante ans après les faits, permettra à Lomax d'affronter la part d'ombre qui le hante et d'emprunter le long chemin vers le pardon.--[Memento].
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Prisoners of war, Burma-Siam Railroad, Scottish Personal narratives, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Conscript labor, World War, 1939-1945, Japanese Prisoners and prisons, Atrocities, Biography, History, Burma-siam railroad, World war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, japanese, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, scottish, World war, 1939-1945, atrocities, New York Times reviewedPeople
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The railway man: le best-seller qui a inspiré le film
2014, Les Éditions de l'Homme, une société de Québecor média
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Railway Man: A POW's Searing Account of War, Brutality and Forgiveness
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The railway man: a POW's searing account of war, brutality and forgiveness
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Late in life, Lomax learned how to believe in the possibility of hope. By a miracle of coincidence he discovered that his Japanese interrogator was alive, and found out where he was. This unforgettable book describes a life saved from final bitterness by an extraordinary will to remember and forgive.
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