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Empire of the sun

by 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.

Accession 10801 ISBN 0575034831 Publisher Victor Gollancz Ltd.
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