num_pages: 384
description: A novel of war, of starvation and survival, of internment camps and death marches, which blends honesty with a vision of a world thrown utterly out of joint. It is rooted in the author's own experience of war in our time. The novel won "The Guardian" Fiction Prize.
language: English
title: Empire of the Sun
titlecomplete: Empire of the Sun
characters: Dr. Ransome, Mary Graham, John Graham, Jamie Graham
genres: Fiction, Asia, Historical Fiction, Japan, Novels, War, Historical, China, World War II, Classics
ratings_count: 20089
places: Shanghai, China
series: Empire of the Sun
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Guardian Fiction Award, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Pocket