The Railway Man (Paperback)

Eric Lomax

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Paperback Published: 03/01/1998

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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.

Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780099582311

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“Never again”

A compelling and difficult read. Having had three
distant family members who suffered at the hands
of the Japanese whilst building this railway I
thought that time helps to forge... More

Ebar

4th February 2014

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“A fantastic true story”

One of the best books I've ever read, Eric Lomax has a truly inspirational story. I will read this book over and over again.

If you're looking to casually learn about the truth of what actually happened to... More

Nikki04

6th December 2012

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“Redemption in Iron”

It’s no surprise that when Eric Lomax discovered the whereabouts of the man who had watched him being tortured time and again, standing by as the flesh was flailed from his body night after sickening night, he... More

David Learner

15th February 2011

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