The Children's Story.: But Not Just for Children - Hardcover

Clavell, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0440012422 ISBN 13: 9780440012429

Publisher: An Eleanor Friede Book / Delacorte Press, 1981

Synopsis

Clavell, James, Children's Story

About this title

From the Publisher:

It was a simple incident in the life of James Clavell -- a talk with his young daughter just home from school -- that inspired this chilling tale of what could happen in twenty-five quietly devastating minutes. He writes, "The Children's Story came into being that day. It was then that I really realized how vulnerable my child's mind was -- any mind, for that matter -- under controlled circumstances. Normally I write and rewrite and re-rewrite, but this story came quickly -- almost by itself. Barely three words were changed. It pleases me greatly because I kept asking the questions....

Questions like, What's the use of 'I pledge allegiance' without understanding? Like Why is it so easy to divert thoughts? Like What is freedom? and Why is so hard to explain?

The Children's Story keeps asking me all sorts of questions I cannot answer. Perhaps you can--then your child will...."

About the Author:

James Clavell, who died in 1994, was a screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Although he wrote the screenplays for a number of acclaimed films, including The Fly (1958), The Great Escape (1963), and To Sir With Love (1967), he is best known for his epic novels in his Asian Saga.

About this edition

• Publisher: An Eleanor Friede Book / Delacorte Press
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0440012422
• ISBN 13: 9780440012429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96