{"product_id":"9780007283132_empire-of-the-sun","title":"Empire of the Sun","description":"\u003ch2\u003e‘Extraordinary’ Angela Carter\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e‘One of the great war novels of the 20th century’ William Boyd\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e‘A remarkable journey’ \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe heartrending story of a British boy’s four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLike everything else since the war, the sky was in a state of change\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on J. G. Ballard’s own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy’s life in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. Trapped in a prison camp and separated from his parents, Jim is witness to the death, starvation and chaos of the Second World War. His story is a mesmerising vision of a world thrown utterly out of joint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and shortlisted for the Booker, \u003cem\u003eEmpire of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e is an astounding, hypnotically compelling novel by which the twentieth century will be not only remembered, but judged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eGripping and remarkable … I have never read a novel which gave me a stronger sense of the blind helplessness of war … unforgettable’ \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A brilliant fusion of history, autobiography and imaginative speculation. An incredible literary achievement and almost intolerably moving’ Anthony Burgess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J G Ballard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47275050696853,"sku":"9780007283132","price":10.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007283132.jpg?v=1776889764","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007283132_empire-of-the-sun","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}