1984 James Tait Black Memorial Prize – Fiction Winner
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Empire of the Sun
J.G. Ballard
The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg’s film, tells of a young boy’s struggle to survive World War II in China. Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a strength greater than all the events…