
King Rat
- 391 pages · about 7 hours
- First published 1962
- 49 editions
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1 About this book
The time is World War II. The place is a brutal prison camp deep in Japanese-occupied territory. Here, within the seething mass of humanity, one man, an American corporal, seeks dominance over both captives and captors alike. His weapons are human courage, unblinking understanding of human weaknesses, and total willingness to exploit every opportunity to enlarge his power and corrupt or destroy anyone who stands in his path.
Good for readers who want: historical fiction and science fiction.
- Historical fiction
- Japanese Prisoners and prisons
- Prisoners and prisons
- Science fiction
- Prisoners of war
- Soldiers
- War stories
- World War II
2 About James Clavell
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