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Title: The Railway Man
Author: Eric Lomax
Narrator: John McCarthy
Format: Abridged
Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-26-07
Publisher: Random House AudioBooks
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
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 interpretor, was still alive. Their reconciliation is the culmination of this extraordinary story.
© Eric Lomax; (P) Random House
Critic Reviews:
"His graceful and restrained account of how the two men eventually became 'blood-brothers' after Lomax granted Takeshi full forgiveness is deeply moving." (Publishers Weekly)
Members Reviews:
the Railway Man is an awesome story of Resilience
the Railway Man is an awesome story of Resilience , forgiveness and what it means to be human. I had heard about this book during a sermon a few weeks ago. Normally I do not read anything that even has violence in it, but the way the pastor described the story I had to read it. It is the story on and English POW is a Japanese Prison camp during the 2nd world war. I recommend this book and it will restore your faith in God's love and forgiveness and humanity.
Awe-inspiring!
I at first did not think this would be a book I would enjoy. It was recommended by someone who was touched by it, and was given such rave reviews I felt obligated to try it. I am a middle aged white woman from America. What could I understand about the war from this man's perspective? However, at the conclusion, I find myself in tears. I am moved at the descriptions of war and suffering, including the PTSD that Mr. lorax suffered from. He points out that we all have our sufferings, and while they might not be equal, they can be just as damaging to each of us. His journey to recovery is inspiring and amazing, and I find my heart warmed that he found closure for one of his internal demons. He is an articulate writer and was quite able to take his readers on a little journey through what he had been through.
brilliant book
This book reads like a great novel but when you realise it is a true story written by a man not avowedly social or outgoing, it is a masterpiece of communication. It is an autobiography that is a page turner - a very rare thing. It conveys messages about where people fit in society, or try to fit in. Messages of the madness of war and the lengths people will go to under those conditions and ultimately messages of reconciliation. I think in modern times, Mr Lomax would have been diagnosed with autism and when you consider the traits of autism and the huge suffering that being a prisoner of war would impose on that condition, it is astonishing that he survived to be such a courageous and insightful man. I have not seen the recent film but if you are interested in this story of suffering, courage and reconciliation, I would advise reading the book rather than seeing the film, which seems to focus on a love affair that is barely mentioned in the book. I think the film has taken this story in a completely different direction to sell it in box offices.
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Title: The Railway Man
Author: Eric Lomax
Narrator: John McCarthy
Format: Abridged
Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-26-07
Publisher: Random House AudioBooks
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
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 interpretor, was still alive. Their reconciliation is the culmination of this extraordinary story.
© Eric Lomax; (P) Random House
Critic Reviews:
"His graceful and restrained account of how the two men eventually became 'blood-brothers' after Lomax granted Takeshi full forgiveness is deeply moving." (Publishers Weekly)
Members Reviews:
the Railway Man is an awesome story of Resilience
the Railway Man is an awesome story of Resilience , forgiveness and what it means to be human. I had heard about this book during a sermon a few weeks ago. Normally I do not read anything that even has violence in it, but the way the pastor described the story I had to read it. It is the story on and English POW is a Japanese Prison camp during the 2nd world war. I recommend this book and it will restore your faith in God's love and forgiveness and humanity.
Awe-inspiring!
I at first did not think this would be a book I would enjoy. It was recommended by someone who was touched by it, and was given such rave reviews I felt obligated to try it. I am a middle aged white woman from America. What could I understand about the war from this man's perspective? However, at the conclusion, I find myself in tears. I am moved at the descriptions of war and suffering, including the PTSD that Mr. lorax suffered from. He points out that we all have our sufferings, and while they might not be equal, they can be just as damaging to each of us. His journey to recovery is inspiring and amazing, and I find my heart warmed that he found closure for one of his internal demons. He is an articulate writer and was quite able to take his readers on a little journey through what he had been through.
brilliant book
This book reads like a great novel but when you realise it is a true story written by a man not avowedly social or outgoing, it is a masterpiece of communication. It is an autobiography that is a page turner - a very rare thing. It conveys messages about where people fit in society, or try to fit in. Messages of the madness of war and the lengths people will go to under those conditions and ultimately messages of reconciliation. I think in modern times, Mr Lomax would have been diagnosed with autism and when you consider the traits of autism and the huge suffering that being a prisoner of war would impose on that condition, it is astonishing that he survived to be such a courageous and insightful man. I have not seen the recent film but if you are interested in this story of suffering, courage and reconciliation, I would advise reading the book rather than seeing the film, which seems to focus on a love affair that is barely mentioned in the book. I think the film has taken this story in a completely different direction to sell it in box offices.