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Empire of the sun / J. G. Ballard

A fictionalised account of a young boy's experiences in occupied Shanghai and the Lunghua Civilian Assembly Centre during the Second World War. The narrative follows his struggle for survival while interned from 1942 to 1945.

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Accession Number: 10801

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