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Lädt ... The Special Prisoner (2000)von Jim Lehrer
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A retired Methodist bishop sees a man in an airport who was responsible for the torture of himself and other pilots in WWII. The bishop follows and kills the man, much to his own shock and regret. A story about hate, forgiveness, passion, faith, and loyalty. ( ) 3327. The Special Prisoner, by Jim Lehrer (read July 8, 2000) The book is fast-moving and tells an intriguing story about a bomber pilot's time in a Japanese prison camp, and events 50 years later.The story catches one up, tho on reflection it seems contrived to excess. Not great writing, but it raises and treats even-handedly the awfulness of bombing civilians which gives rise to the hate the Japanese exhibit to their prisoners. A very easy and interesting read. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
John Quincy Watson was a young bomber pilot flying the new B-29 Superfortress in a mission over Japan when he was shot down and taken prisoner. Designated a "special prisoner," as were all Allied airmen, he, along with his comrades, suffered and almost indescribably brutal POW experience under a vicious camp commandant that Watson, with his friends, dubs the "the Hyena." When a chance encounter years after the war brings Watson, now Bishop Watson, into contact with a man he believes to be the Hyena, the Bishop must struggle with an anger and a desire for vengeance he thought he had long put aside. The Special Prisoner is a taut and dramatic novel. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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