{"product_id":"prisoners-of-the-japanese-roger-bourke-9780702235641","title":"Prisoners of the Japanese: Literary Imagination and the Prisoner-Of-War Experience","description":"While there have been many memoirs and diaries of former prisoners of war held by the Japanese during World War II, this is the first book to analyze the major works of fiction regarding the prisoner-of-war experience. Covering such seminal works as Pierre Boulle's \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge on the River Kwai, \u003c\/i\u003eNevil Shute's \u003ci\u003eA Town Like Alice\u003c\/i\u003e, J. G. Ballard's \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and John Doyle's Australian television drama \u003ci\u003eChangi\u003c\/i\u003e, the study also draws on the writings of Daniel Defoe and the Jewish-Italian Holocaust survivor Primo Levi. Striving for an international focus, the book examines literature from the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and the Netherlands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Bourke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0702235644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780702235641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Queensland Pr (Australia)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.04w x 0.69d","brand":"Roger Bourke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483638542591,"sku":"9780702235641","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ddf9172-bedf-48ef-b803-618888b2de13.jpg?v=1778039698","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prisoners-of-the-japanese-roger-bourke-9780702235641","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}