Empire of the Sun

This article is about the 1984 novel. For the film adaptation of the novel, see Empire of the Sun (film) Empire of the Sun is a 1984 novel by J. G. Ballard and was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Though it is essentially fiction, it draws extensively on Ballard's experiences in World War II. It recounts the story of a young English boy, Jim Graham (Ballard's own first names are James Graham), who is living with his parents in Shanghai just before its capture by the Japanese.
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