description: The son of wealthy British aristocrats. Jim struggles to survive on the streets when the Japanese army invades in 1942, and his parents are forced to flee the country without him.
language: English
title: Empire of the Sun
titlecomplete: Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun, #1)
characters: Jamie Graham, Dr. Ransome, Mary Graham, John Graham
genres: Asia, Historical Fiction, Historical, Novels, Classics, War, China, Japan, Fiction, World War II
ratings_count: 20072
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: Recorded Books LLC