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Empire of the Sun

by J. G. Ballard · September 12, 1994

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Popularity 94

A fictionalized account of the author's experiences as a boy in Shanghai, China, during the Second World War, and in Lunghua C.A.C. (Civilian Assembly Centre), where he was interned from 1942 to 1945.

FictionWorld War, 1939-1945BoysHistoryBildungsromansEngelsBritishWorld war, 1939-1945, fictionShanghai (china), fictionFiction, historicalFiction, media tie-inGarçons