“Weighed down by its own sense of importance”: The Narrow Road to the Deep North review - Global Comment

“Weighed down by its own sense of importance”: The Narrow Road to the Deep North review - Global Comment

“But this is for the Emperor. It must be done.” As far as WWII horrors go, we don’t hear often enough about what Imperial Japan inflicted on Australian POWs. Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, brought this tragedy to life for a new generation a little over a decade ago