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EMPIRE OF THE SUN

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Young boy's resilience amidst WWII's chaos.

"Empire of the Sun" isn't just a survival story; it's an intimate exploration of a child's tenacity amidst the world's darkest times. Reading it, you'll follow Jim's harrowing journey through the ruins of war-torn Shanghai, experiencing the stark reality of life in a Japanese internment camp through innocent eyes. Ballard crafts a narrative that's as much a personal awakening as it is a historical testament, making it compelling for anyone intrigued by the resilience of the human spirit when faced with the unthinkable.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (1984)
  • Guardian Fiction Award (1984)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (1984)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (1985)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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EMPIRE OF THE SUN

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ISBN: 9780743265232
Date of Publication: 1985-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction
Related Topics: World War II, War
Goodreads rating: 3.98
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The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's struggle to survive World War II in China.Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a deep strength greater than all the events that surround him.Shanghai, 1941 — a city aflame from the fateful torch of Pearl Harbor. In streets full of chaos and corpses, a young British boy searches in vain for his parents. Imprisoned in a Japanese concentration camp, he is witness to the fierce white flash of Nagasaki, as the bomb bellows the end of the war...and the dawn of a blighted world.Ballard's enduring novel of war and deprivation, internment camps and death marches, and starvation and survival is an honest coming-of-age tale set in a world thrown utterly out of joint.
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Young boy's resilience amidst WWII's chaos.

"Empire of the Sun" isn't just a survival story; it's an intimate exploration of a child's tenacity amidst the world's darkest times. Reading it, you'll follow Jim's harrowing journey through the ruins of war-torn Shanghai, experiencing the stark reality of life in a Japanese internment camp through innocent eyes. Ballard crafts a narrative that's as much a personal awakening as it is a historical testament, making it compelling for anyone intrigued by the resilience of the human spirit when faced with the unthinkable.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (1984)
  • Guardian Fiction Award (1984)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (1984)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (1985)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.