|    Login    |    Register

The Children's Story: A Collection of Stories

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Children's Story: A Collection of Stories

Contributors:

By (Author) James Clavell

ISBN:

9780440204688

Publisher:

Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc

Imprint:

Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group

Publication Date:

31st March 1999

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

FIC

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

96

Dimensions:

Width 105mm, Height 174mm, Spine 7mm

Weight:

68g

Description

It was a simple incident in the life of James Clavella talk with his young daughter just home from schoolthat 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 matterunder controlled circumstances. Normally I write and rewrite and re-rewrite, but this story came quicklyalmost 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 canthen your child will...."

Author Bio

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.

See all

Other titles by James Clavell

See all

Other titles from Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc