The classic, heartrending story of a British boy's four year ordeal
in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Newly
reissued with an introduction by John Lanchester. 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 compelling novel of war, of starvation and survival,
of internment camps and death marches. It blends searing honesty
with an almost hallucinatory vision of a world thrown utterly out
of joint. Rooted as it is in the author's own disturbing experience
of war in our time, it is one of a handful of novels by which the
twentieth century will be not only remembered but judged. This
edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard's works,
featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including
Zadie Smith, Rivka Galchen, Hari Kunzru and Martin Amis) and
brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
