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Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun
Author: J. G. Ballard
Empire of the Sun was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Though it is essentially fiction, it draws extensively on Ballard's experiences in World War II. It recounts the story of a young English boy, Jim Graham (Ballard's own first names are James Graham), who is living with his parents in Shanghai just before its capture by the Japane...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780001050525
ISBN-10: 0001050524
Publication Date: 11/27/1995
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Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd
Book Type: Audio Cassette
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The horrific realities of war as seen by a child. Though Spielburg adapted the novel for his 1987 film, there are differences. The book is somewhat darker as it presents the details of a bleak dystopia created by war.

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