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100 1 $aLehrer, James.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85353925
245 14 $aThe special prisoner /$ca novel by Jim Lehrer.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$c[2000], ©2000.
300 $a227 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
520 1 $a"The Special Prisoner takes it title from the designation the Japanese government gave U.S. airmen held prisoner during World War II - an indication of the severity with which these foreign devils responsible for bombing Japanese cities were to be treated. John Quincy Watson was a skilled young pilot flying B-29s over Japan when he was shot down and taken prisoner in 1945.
520 8 $aFifty years later, now a prominent religious figure nearing retirement, Bishop Watson believes he has long since overcome the excruciating memories of his months as a POW. But a chance sighting of the now equally elderly Japanese officer who repeatedly tortured him instantly transports the Bishop back to that unendurable time, and he finds himself overwhelmed by an uncontrollable desire for vengeance.
520 8 $aThe result for Watson is both a vivid return to the horrors of his past and the triggering of a new series of events that are also horrific - and tragic." "The Special Prisoner delves into the complicated issue of war guilt and forgiveness, starkly portrayed in the characters of an officer from a country that refuses to admit any wrongdoing and a clergyman who is committed to a belief that to forgive is divine."--BOOK JACKET.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy$vFiction.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zJapan$vFiction.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010119716
650 0 $aPrisoners of war$zUnited States$vFiction.
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