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Empire of the Sun

(1984)
(The first book in the Empire of the Sun series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
1985 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (nominee)
1984 Booker Prize (shortlist)
1984 BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominee)
1984 James Tait Black Memorial Prize




Genre: Historical

Praise for this book

"Ballard's ferocious intelligence, his wit, his cantankerousness, and in particular his extraordinary rendering of the perverse pleasures of today's paranoia, make him one of the grand magicians of modern fiction." - Brian Aldiss

"Searing...a brilliant fusion of history, autobiography and the kind of imaginative speculation that of which Ballard is an acknowledged master. An incredible literary achievement and almost intolerably moving." - Anthony Burgess

"An extraordinary achievement." - Angela Carter


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