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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.

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4. www.goodreads.com › book › showKing Rat (Asian Saga, #4) by James Clavell | Goodreads

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   King Rat. James Clavell. 4.18. 40,558 ratings1,175 reviews. 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.

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   Feb 22, 2023 · 4.5 3,815 ratings. Book 3 of 6: The Asian Saga. See all formats and editions. 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.

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   Sep 1, 1986 · The first-published but chronologically-fourth book of the Asian Saga, KING RAT follows a group of allied POWs in a Japanese internment camp in Singapore during World War II. The story revolves around “The King”, an American prisoner who hustles his way into a life of relative comfort amidst scarcity, sickness, and desperation.

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   Aug 13, 2019 · The first-published but chronologically-fourth book of the Asian Saga, KING RAT follows a group of allied POWs in a Japanese internment camp in Singapore during World War II. The story revolves around “The King”, an American prisoner who hustles his way into a life of relative comfort amidst scarcity, sickness, and desperation.

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   • Author: James Clavell
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   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 struggle...

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   Is King Rat a good book?

   • 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 grim realities of war and what men can do when pushed to the edge. A taut masterwork of World War II historical fiction by bestselling author James Clavell. Convenient and secure with 2 clicks.

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   Where can I buy King Rat (the Asian Saga Book 4)?

   • King Rat (The Asian Saga Book 4) - Kindle edition by Clavell, James. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. 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

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   Is King Rat based on a true story?

   • Clavell was a prisoner in the Changi Prison camp, where the novel is set. One of the three major characters, Peter Marlowe, is based upon Clavell. King Rat was the first book published of Clavell's sweeping series, the Asian Saga, and the fourth chronologically. Two characters from King Rat also appear in Noble House (1981).

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   Why is King Rat called King Rat?

   • 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.

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10. www.jamesclavell.com › king-ratKing Rat — JAMES CLAVELL

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    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.