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I first became acquainted with this story and author thru the marvelous Steven Spielberg movie. I thought it was such a powerful story that I bought the book the day after I saw the movie.

The story is an account of the author experiences after war breaks while he is in Shanghai. Separated from his parents and sent to a concentration camp Jim has to learn to survive on his own by creating alliances with other prisoners.

This is a coming of age story that will stay with you for a long time. Highly recommended.

Empire of the Sun was an inspiring story in my opinion. A few years ago it was set for highschool students in NSW. Great movie too.

I loved both the book and movie. I had the film on video but it broke.
Gonna have to watch it online.