…During World War II, he joined the British Army and was taken prisoner by the Japanese in Java. Based on his experiences in the prison camp, he wrote A Bar of Shadow (1952), which focuses on the protagonist's attempt to understand the Japanese. This novel was the basis for Nagisa Oshima's film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983). … *Some of the terminology referenced in "In the Prison of Shadows" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…第2次大戦中はイギリス陸軍に入隊し,ジャワで日本軍の捕虜となる。このときの捕虜収容所体験をもとに,日本人を理解しようとする主人公に焦点をあてた《影の獄にてA Bar of Shadow》(1952)が書かれた。この小説は大島渚監督の映画《戦場のメリークリスマス》(1983)の原作である。… ※「《影の獄にて》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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