The Railway Man By Eric Lomax.
The Railway Man By Eric Lomax.
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London, 1995. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Number line ends in 1. Very good hardback with jacket. No inscriptions. A couple of pages have a little chip to bottom edge. Slight lean to spine. Jacket has some rubbing, creasing, and chipping. 277 pages.
The Railway Man is an autobiographical book by Eric Lomax about his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II and being forced to help build the Thai Burma Railway for the Japanese military. The book won the NCR Book Award and the PEN/Ackerley Prize for autobiography.