The Railway Man
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The Railway Man
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Narrated by:
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Bill Paterson
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Eric Lomax
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A naive young man, a railway enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the British Empire at Singapore in 1942. He was put to work on the 'Railway of Death' - the Japanese line from Thailand to Burma. Exhaustively and brutally tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio, Lomax was emotionally ruined by his experiences. Almost 50 years after the war, however, 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.
©1995 Eric Lomax (P)2011 Random House Audio GoWhat listeners say about The Railway Man
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-07-2016
A thought provoking book
Well read by Bill Patterson. A story of extreme courage and a will to survive.
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- Ros H.
- 15-07-2016
Excellent
I found this an excellent book.
My father had fought against the Japanese in WWII. I now understand in part maybe why he was the way he was. A rather difficult man.
This book does give a very true and graphic description of life of the men fighting in this part of the world also the horrendous way the captured men where treated.
I know both my father and grandmother took many long years to forgive or even talk to them. Sometimes I wonder if they ever did Georgie.
The narration of this book was I think what made it even better. Had I tried to read this myself I don't think I could have got through the torture. He somehow made it easier, don't think it that he was being gentle or anything, just I was able to hang in and listen.
An excellent book right to the end
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- Anonymous User
- 05-09-2018
An incredible story of hardship, survival and forgiveness
I read this book before traveling to Thailand to see Hellfire Pass and The Bridge on the River Kwai because I wanted to hear the story of someone who was there during WWII. This book has given me so much more than that!
Eric Lomax’s novel is a testament to his incredible story of hardship, survival, loyalty and forgiveness! Don’t hesitate to listen to this beautiful book!
Bill Paterson’s voice and beautiful accent brings the story to life
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- Alexandra Nicole Messier
- 02-03-2021
Incredible!
A harrowing story, beautifully written & narrated. I would highly recommend this book to everyone!
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- Anonymous User
- 17-09-2020
Humbling listening.
I managed to catch the last half of the Railway Man screen adaptation on our local TV station a few weeks back. Curiosity got the better of me as I felt the book would do away with the screen dramatisation. I was not wrong and my heart goes out to our diggers that defended our shores against the Axis powers during the Second World War.
But the power of forgiveness from those that suffered at the hands of their tormenters speaks volumes at how consuming and futile the battles of man are. It struck me that Eric Lomax spent 50 of his years with hatred bottled up. And his tormenters accomplice, spent the same amount seeking forgiveness. How much of our lives have been wasted on similar follies? I dips me lid to the diggers past and present, from both sides for their suffering. And to their families that have carried the burden as well.
Rest in peace to all that have passed and survived those shocking times.
Ryan
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- AJ
- 25-04-2020
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a must read by everyone to highlight the futility of war and the cruelty that one person can inflict on another ,the strength of that mans endurance in a time of senseless cruelty and the atonement , forgiveness snd ultimate peace reached by two persons involved.
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