King Rat

New York: Dell Publishing Company, 1980. pocket paperbk, 352, wraps, covers somewhat worn and soiled, some page discoloration Clavell's adventure novel takes place in a World War II prison camp, Changi, where 8,000 English, Australian, and American prisoners of war are incarcerated. Left largely to themselves, the prisoners establish a hierarchy of power in which a brutal American corporal, known as King Rat, rises to the top. King Rat is named after the central character in Clavell's spellbinding masterpiece about the brutality of prison camp life in Japanese-occupied, World War II Malaya. The King, an American corporal, seeks to dominate both captives and captors by his courage, profound insight into human frailties, and pragmatic American business techniques in a class-ridden society where Japanese and British actions arebound by bankrupt codes of "honor." Condition: good.

Keywords: WWII, Prisoners of War, POW's, Changi, Courage, Black Market, Leadership, Brutality, Adventure Fiction

ISBN: 0440145465

[Book #46070]

Price: $6.50

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