Hello Gentle Reader
This year’s Booker Prize, which was open to American authors, has been awarded to the Australian novelist Richard Flanagan, for his novel: “The Narrow Road to the Deep North.” The novel details the construction of the Burma Railway (also known as the Death Railway) during World War II by forced labourers under the Japanese Empire. The novel has been called more than just a war time novel. It may detail the struggle during the time, its cruelties and its lack of human dignity; but according to the Booker Prize judges, it is more about the relationships within in the novel, that shine through the nuances throughout. Flanagan was not the pundit’s favourite however. He was considered more of a dark horse, then contender for the award.
Congratulations to Richard Flanagan on achieving this award!
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