A Bar of Shadow

Japanese: 《A Bar of Shadow》(英語表記)ABarofShadow
A Bar of Shadow

…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 that refers to "A Bar of Shadow" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。…

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