Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard

Empire of the Sun by J.G. BallardThe classic, heartrending story of a British boy's four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp. One of the ten books novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography that make up our Matchbook Classics' series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist. Based on J. G. Ballard's own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy's life in Japanese occupied wartime Shanghai a mesmerising, hypnotically

shows up in New York

removing a barely-there stain

Move beyond the normal life of self-imposed limitations into one that is exceptional

but could be individuals in the purest sense

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory is regarded as the most significant work in modern physics

The present book attempts to

As hilarious as it is heartbreaking

and yet hopelessly in love with Marguerite

waiting to trigger a war

over three days

” through the South and to his mid-Atlantic birthplace

balancing documentary evidence with the testimony of personal witnesses to expose the mistakes that were made and why