King Rat [Hardcover]

James Clavell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1962

Book club edition of popular novel

Product Details

• Hardcover: 380 pages
• Publisher: Nelson Doubleday, Inc.; Book Club edition (1962)
• ASIN: B0007I514K
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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James Clavell, who died in 1994, was a screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Although he wrote the screenplays for a number of acclaimed films, including The Fly (1958), The Great Escape (1963), and To Sir With Love (1967), he is best known for his epic novels in his Asian Saga.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Clavell's First Great Novel, February 9, 2010

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James Clavell's own experience in a brutal P.O.W. camp allowed him to write this novel with an insight unique to very few people. I loved this novel, however I would only recommend this book to an older audience. The reason being is Clavell's ability to describe human behavior is best understood by people who have life experience, and have seen what human beings are capable of. King Rat gives an excellent picture of the two extremes of humanity; ultimate altruism and terrible abuse and exploitation of others. Clavell also gives an excellent view of race and culture between the many groups of peoples forced together because of the war.