Empire of the sun
By: J.G. Ballard
Series: The Perennial collection; Perennial collection
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780007268405
Subjects: Boys; Bildungsromans; World War, 1939-1945; British; Fiction
Description: Shanghai, 1941, is a city in turmoil as Japanese troops move in to occupy it in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Amidst the chaos, twelve-year-old Jim searches fruitlessly for his parents before being imprisoned in an internment camp. Here he experiences a world at war - death marches, starvation and the struggle for survival [cover].
Notes: Originally published: London: Gollancz, 1984.