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Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun
Author: J. G. Ballard
Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a 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, h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671530518
ISBN-10: 0671530518
Publication Date: 10/25/1984
Pages: 279
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Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, 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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