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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › King_Rat_(Clavell_novel)King Rat (Clavell novel) - Wikipedia

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   King Rat. 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. Clavell was a prisoner in the Changi Prison camp, where the novel is set.

   • Pages: 400 (paperback)
   • Author: James Clavell

   • Publication date: 1962

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

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   The beginning of Clavell's truly epic series of culture clash novels is a curiously autobiographical book. King Rat takes us to Changi, a Japanese prison camp during World War 2, where British and American soldiers are held in dire conditions. We watch as people cling to honor, duty and any semblance of structure for their own mental health and ...

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   Sep 1, 1986 · King Rat (Asian Saga) Mass Market Paperback – September 1, 1986. 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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   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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   Is King Rat based on Clavell?

   • 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). The novel opens in early 1945.

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   Is King Rat a good book?

   • King Rat is fun and well written, a bit on the light side, and a bit derivative. It's a take on the Pied Piper story with some other mythological characters thrown in (Anansi the spider) set in a modern day city.

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   What is the Rat King?

   • Our Rat King guide explains how to solve the riddles of the Rat King Crew and unlock the powerful Titan Exotic weapon. The Rat King is an Exotic Sidearm which has some extremely tasty perks attached to it indeed.

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7. www.amazon.com › King-Rat-Asian-Saga-Book-ebook › dpKing Rat (The Asian Saga Book 4) Kindle Edition - amazon.com

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   Feb 22, 2023 · King Rat (The Asian Saga Book 4) - Kindle edition by Clavell, James. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading King Rat (The Asian Saga Book 4).

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8. www.scatteredbooks.com › book-reviews › historicalPowerful, In-Depth Review of James Clavell's "King Rat"

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   Apr 9, 2024 · King Rat is the fourth novel in Clavell’s Asian Saga series, which also includes Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, and Noble House. While each novel in the series can be read as a standalone work, they are all connected by recurring characters and themes, exploring the cultural and historical dynamics of Asia over several centuries.

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   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.

   • Author: James CLAVELL

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    King Rat: Novel. King Rat. : James Clavell. Dell, 1962 - Fiction - 352 pages. With material from the original manuscript, here for the first time is the complete, uncut edition of King Rat, the fourth novel in James Clavell's bestselling Asian Saga. Set against the seething backdrop of a World War II prison camp in Japanese-occupied territory ...