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King Rat is a 1962 novel by James Clavell and the author's literary debut. Set during World War II, the novel describes the struggle for survival of American, Australian, British, Dutch and New Zealander prisoners of war in a Japanese camp in Singapore.
The story of ‘King Rat’ by James Clavell takes place in an enclosed small wartime POW camp with imprisoned English, Australians, and some Americans. Japanese soldiers guard the camp which is surrounded by jungle and Malay villages. It is standalone despite being labeled as #4 in the Asian Saga.
Feb 22, 2023 · The epic novel of war, savagery, and survival in a Japanese POW camp by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell. Japanese POW camp Changi, Singapore: hell on earth for the soldiers contained within its barbed wire walls.
Aug 13, 2019 · The epic novel of war, savagery, and survival in a Japanese POW camp by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell. Japanese POW camp Changi, Singapore: hell on earth for the soldiers contained within its barbed wire walls.
- James Clavell
Based in a Japanese POW camp during WW2 this book explores the life of inmates, what they had to do to survive and the exploits and mischief of one of the main inmates called King, as he sought to trade in items and food to profit from the starving men's misery.
- James Clavell
Powerful and engrossing, King Rat artfully weaves the author's own World War II prison camp experiences into a compelling narrative of survival amidst the...
Set against the seething backdrop of a World War II prison camp in Japanese-occupied territory, King Rat is an epic novel of savagery and survival - and of one man's all-consuming...
