King Rat Book Review. Thanks for exploring this supersummary plot summary of “king rat” by china miéville. It should be noted that this was james clavell’s first book.
King rat was the sole survivor of the debacle at hamelin, and the rats have refused to obey him since. The main protagonist of saul garamond is a fairly troubled young man who has a great deal of frustration and anger, which his well meaning but inexpressive father receives the brunt. After his father is brutally murdered a young man is dragged into a conflict between ancient enemies.
Based on james clavell's first novel, king rat tells a fictionalized version of his years in a world war ii japanese prisoner of war camp.
King rat is about the manliest, most violently existential novel south of hemingway. George segal stats as the conniving corporal king, an upstart who runs a thriving black market in the chengi pow camp. When singapore surrendered to the japanese in 1942, the allied p.o.w.s, mostly british, but including a few americans, were incarcerated in changi prison. Based on james clavell's first novel, king rat tells a fictionalized version of his years in a world war ii japanese prisoner of war camp.