Empire of the Sun - J. G. Ballard
The Perennial Collection
Empire of the Sun
J. G. Ballard
London, New York, Toronto and Sydney
Empire of the Sun draws on my experiences in Shanghai, China, during the Second World War, and in Lunghua C.A.C. (Civilian Assembly Centre) where I was interned from 1942-45. For the most part this novel is based on events I observed during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai and within the camp at Lunghua.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor took place on Sunday morning, 7 December ...