
Empire of the Sun
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Narrated by:
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Jeremy Irons
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By:
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J. G. Ballard
Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.
Shanghai, 1941 -- a city aflame from the fateful torch of Pearl Harbor. In streets full of chaos and corpses, a young British boy searches in vain for his parents. Imprisoned in a Japanese concentration camp, he is witness to the fierce white flash of Nagasaki, as the bomb bellows the end of the war...and the dawn of a blighted world.
Ballard's enduring novel of war and deprivation, internment camps and death marches, and starvation and survival is an honest coming-of-age tale set in a world thrown utterly out of joint.
©1987 J. G. Ballard (P)1987 Simon & SchusterListeners also enjoyed...



















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Critic reviews
"A profound and moving work of the imagination." ( Los Angeles Times Book Review)
"An incredible literary achievement....Brilliant." (Anthony Burgess)
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Mixed feelings
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I wouldn't recommend any abridged book to a friend, that's just not nice.What did you like best about this story?
The story.Which scene was your favorite?
There were a lot of them I liked, they were just too short.Do you think Empire of the Sun needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No, but the unabridged version would be nice.Any additional comments?
I like the story a lot, just not the abridged version. You might as well just watch the movie. It has young batman in it.Wish it was unabridged
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I enjoyed it but it is abridged
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The one audible book to have
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A WW2 era classic
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I wish I had bought the unabridged version
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Abridged version kind of ruins it.
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Well done
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Brutally Abridged
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