The railway man
by Eric Lomax
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"During the Second World War, Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway, and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred, and unable to form relationships, Lomax suffered for years - until, with the help of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, he came to terms with what had happened. Almost 50 years after the war his life was changed by the discovery that his interrogator, the Japanese interpreter, was still alive; their reconciliation is the culmination of this extraordinary story."--Publisher description.
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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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Originally published: New York: W.W. Norton, 1995.
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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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