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title: "Who is the writer of the The Narrow Road to the Deep North ?"  
description: "Who is the writer of the The Narrow Road to the Deep North ?"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-08-27  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48455/who-is-the-writer-of-the-the-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north  
category: "books & novels"  
tags: ["books and literature"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Who is the writer of the The Narrow Road to the Deep North ?

Who is the writer of the The [Narrow Road](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48554/when-was-the-the-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north-written) to the [Deep](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4910/10-powerful-symbols-in-sanatan-dharma-and-their-deep-meanings) North ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

A novel about **war's harshness, the fragility of life, and the impossibility of love**.

In **Richard Flanagan's novel**, **Dorrigo Evans**, an **[Australian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39661/who-won-the-men-s-singles-title-at-the-australian-open-2018) doctor** haunted by a love affair with his uncle's wife, travels from **Tasmanian trappers' caves** to a crumbling pre-war beachside hotel, from a Thai jungle prison to a **[Japanese](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42953/how-did-the-internment-of-japanese-americans-affect-young-japanese-women) snow festival**, from the Changi gallows to a chance meeting of lovers on the **[Sydney](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39661/who-won-the-men-s-singles-title-at-the-australian-open-2018) Harbour Bridge**.\
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The **Narrow Road to the Deep North** takes its title from the **travel log of 17th-century haiku poet** Basho and is about the impossibility of love. One day at a **[Japanese](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42953/how-did-the-internment-of-japanese-americans-affect-young-japanese-women) slave labour camp in August 1943** is at the centre of the storey. **Dorrigo Evans** struggles and fails in his attempt to rescue the lives of his fellow POWs as the day progresses, a guy is slain for no apparent cause, and a love tale emerges.\
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**Richard Flanagan**, an **author, historian, and film-maker** from **Tasmania, [Australia](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39661/who-won-the-men-s-singles-title-at-the-australian-open-2018)**, was born in **1961** and wrote this book for **Vintage Australia on September 23rd, 2013**. He was a **Rhodes Scholar** and the **president of the Tasmania** **University Union**. Each of his works has received widespread acclaim.


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