{"product_id":"empire-of-the-sun-folio-society-2347","title":"Empire of the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmpire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard. Introduced by William Boyd. Title page spread and 8 black \u0026amp; white integrated illustrations by Tim Laing. Three-quarter bound in light brown cloth with a Modigliani paper front board printed with an image in red, black and white. 1 map. Red endpapers. Red slipcase. 304pp. 24.8x16.6cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun follows Jim, a British boy separated from his parents during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the Second World War. As he moves through a world of hunger, displacement and internment, survival begins to alter his ideas of loyalty and safety. Drawing on Ballard's childhood experiences, the novel brings an intensely observant imagination to the collapse of ordinary civilian life. Its disturbing power comes from the child's capacity to adapt, even when the conditions he learns to accept would once have seemed unimaginable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216628924755,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421245751635,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/2347.jpg?v=1792950085","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/empire-of-the-sun-folio-society-2347","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}