Richard Flanagan won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep North. What nationality is he?
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (novel) Japanese POW influenced him to write the book. The Narrow Road to the Deep North (novel) The Narrow Road to the Deep North is the sixth novel by Richard Flanagan. It received critical acclaim on its release, and won the 2014 Man Booker Prize. The book tells the story of Dorrigo Evans, an Australian doctor haunted by memories of a love affair with his uncle's wife and of his subsequent experiences as a prisoner of war. Post-war, he finds his growing celebrity as a war hero at odds with his sense of his own failings and guilt. Taking its title
Man Group was awarded to the American writer George Saunders, for "Lincoln in the Bardo". Previous winners include Philip Roth and Lydia Davis. The 2014 award went to author Richard Flanagan for The Narrow Road to the Deep North, with his prize presented by Chair of judges AC Grayling at London's Guildhall. It was the first year in which eligibility for the award was expanded to include any novel written in English and published in the UK. Man also sponsors the Man Booker International Prize. This £50,000 prize is awarded each year on the basis of a single book translated into English,