The Narrow Road to the Deep North [Paperback]

Winner of the Man Booker Prize

“Nothing since Cormac McCarthy’sThe Roadhas shaken me like this.” —The Washington Post

InThe Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard Flanagan displays the gifts that have made him one of the most acclaimed writers of contemporary fiction. Moving deftly from a Japanese POW camp to present-day Australia, from the experiences of Dorrigo Evans and his fellow prisoners to that of the Japanese guards, this savagely beautiful novel tells a story of the many forms of love and death, of war and truth, as one man comes of age, prospers, only to discover all that he has lost.One of the Best Books of the Year at • The New York Times • NPR • The Washington Post • The Minneapolis Star-Tribune• The Economist• The Seattle Times•Financial Times

“Some years, very good books win the Man Booker Prize, but this year a masterpiece has won it.” —A.C. Grayling, Chair of Judges, Man Booker Prize 2014

“Richard Flanagan has written a sort of Australian War and Peace.” —Alan Cheuse, NPR

“A symphony of tenderness and love, a moving and powerful story that captures the weight and breadth of a life . . . A masterpiece.”—The Guardian

“I suspect that on rereading, this magnificent novel will seem even more intricate, more carefully and beautifully constructed.” —New York Times Book Review
 
“Captivating . . . This is a classic work of war fiction from a world-class writer . . . Nothing since Cormac McCarthy’sThe Roadhas shaken me like this.” —Ron Charles,Washington Post