num_pages: 352
description: Ballard here writes a brilliant hybrid of autobiography and fiction. The sequel to The Empire of the Sun, this work puts his earlier account of a boy’s experiences in occupied Shanghai in the context of a lifetime. Ballard’s eye has never been more cinematic, and his writing, especially in the love scenes, is a masterful blend of the raw and the tender.
language: English
title: The Kindness of Women
titlecomplete: The Kindness of Women
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, British Literature, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 1349
series: Empire of the Sun
publisher: Harcourt