Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard

Empire of the Sun by J.G. BallardIntroducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience classics which will endure for generations to come.. Like everything else since the war, the sky was in a state of change Based 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

A bear has settled in his favourite chair and it just isn't big enough for two

Bohane has been in the cool grip of Logan Hartnett

it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults

But he'll only agree to a contract if the target is a truly bad guy

Author of 'Games of Chance: A Gambler's Manual' (poetry)

A doorway into a new and feverish world

I read it in one sitting but am still thinking about it weeks later' Sarah Morgan

who experiences similar treatment at the hands of her bullies

There was community and hope

'Absolutely delightful

the question has haunted the Arab and Muslim world

But there's a catch: if they don't leave by five o'clock