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King RatJames Clavell
Sci-FiHistoricalLiterary

King Rat

391 pagesFirst published 198619 editions · 4 languages
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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. His weapons are human courage, unblinking understanding of human weaknesses, and total willingness to exploit every opportunity to enlarge his power and corrupt or destroy anyone who stands in his path.From the Paperback edition.

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Editions

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionBlackstone Audio, Incorporated2023—9798212378338
PaperbackBlackstone Publishing20194009781982537593
EditionHodder & Stoughton20134169781848943186
EbookRandom House Publishing Group2008—9780307486769
PaperbackHodder & Stoughton20064169780340750681
EditionDelta19994969780385333764
AudiobookBooks on Tape1999—9780736646000
AudiobookBooks on Tape1999—9780736645584
PaperbackHodder & Stoughton Ltd19943209780340204450
Edition · spaPlaza & Janés19894439788401491184
PaperbackPlaza & Janes Editories Sa1986—9788401321757
EditionCharnwood19845659780708981757
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FictionHistorical FictionJapanese Prisoners and prisonsPrisoners and prisons, JapanesePrisoners of warSoldiersWar storiesWorld War, 1939-1945