The Narrow Road To The Deep North
(The) Narrow Road to the Deep North may refer to: *''Narrow Road to the Deep North'', a 1968 satirical play on the British Empire by the English playwright Edward Bond * ''The Narrow Road to the Deep North'' (novel), a 2013 novel by Australian writer Richard Flanagan ** ''The Narrow Road to the Deep North'' (miniseries), a 2025 TV miniseries based on the book *''Oku no Hosomichi , translated as ''The Narrow Road to the Deep North'' and ''The Narrow Road to the Interior'', is a major work of ''haibun'' by the List of Japanese language poets, Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō, considered one of the major texts of Japanese liter ...

Narrow Road To The Deep North
''Narrow Road to the Deep North'' is a 1968 satirical play on the British Empire by the English playwright Edward Bond. It is a political parable set in Japan in the Edo period. It deals with the poet Basho and the changing political landscape over about 35 years. The play won Bond the John Whiting Award for 1968. Quotation :''Of course, that's only a symbol, but we need symbols to protect us from ourselves.'' The censor Because of the play's scenes of violence (it was known in the press as "The One With Five Dead Babies and a Disembowelling"), it was originally refused a theatrical license by the Lord Chamberlain, though permission was eventually given after Bond agreed to some last minute amendments. Original production It was first performed in 1968 for the Peoples and Cities conference at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, in a production directed by Jane Howell: *Basho, old, a priest - Peter Needham *Kiro, twenty - Paul Howes *Argi - Malcolm Ingram *Tola - Christopher M ...
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The Narrow Road To The Deep North (novel)
''The Narrow Road to the Deep North'' is the sixth novel by Australian author Richard Flanagan. It tells the story of an doctor haunted by memories of a love affair with his uncle's wife and of his subsequent experiences as a Far East prisoners of war, Far East prisoner of war during the construction of the Burma Railway. Decades later, he grapples to resolve his rising celebrity in the face of his feelings of failure and guilt. The novel was critically acclaimed and won the 2014 Man Booker Prize. Plot summary Dorrigo Evans has found fame and public recognition as a war veteran in old age, but inwardly he is plagued by his own shortcomings and considers his numerous accolades to be a “failure of perception on the part of others”. He knows that his colleagues consider him a reckless and dangerous surgeon, and he has habitually cheated on his faithful and adoring wife, though his public reputation has been undented by the air of scandal that trails him in his private lif ...
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The Narrow Road To The Deep North (miniseries)
''The Narrow Road to the Deep North'' is a 2025 Australian drama miniseries. Based on the novel of the same name by Richard Flanagan, it was written by Shaun Grant and directed by Justin Kurzel. It stars Jacob Elordi, Odessa Young, and Ciarán Hinds. The series follows Dorrigo Evans across three periods: before his deployment to the Second World War, during his time as a Far East prisoner of war, and several decades after the war. Each period reveals different parts of Dorrigo's love affair with his Uncle's wife, Amy. The series was released on Amazon Prime on 18 April 2025 to critical acclaim. Cast * Jacob Elordi as Dorrigo Evans * Odessa Young as Amy Mulvaney * Ciarán Hinds as Older Dorrigo Evans * Olivia DeJonge as Ella * Heather Mitchell as Older Ella * Thomas Weatherall as Frank Gardiner * Show Kasamatsu as Major Nakamura * Taki Abe as Colonel Kota * Charles An as The Goanna * Akira Fujii as Kenji Mogami * Simon Baker as Keith * Masa Yamaguchi as Lieutenant Fuku ...
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