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The Children’s Story
- Author
- James Clavell
- Narrator
- Keith David
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 22 November 2022
- Run Time
- 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
“What does ‘allegiance’ mean?” the New Teacher asked, hand over her heart.
In this classic and chilling tale about an elementary school classroom in post-war occupied America, James Clavell brings to light the vulnerability of children and the power educators have to shape and change young minds. Originally written in the Cold War era, Clavell’s extraordinary and enduringly relevant allegory on the impressionability of the human mind is still read in schools around the globe today, and is a call to every person to keep questioning and keep learning.
Critics Review
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“One of the most chilling books I’ve ever read. Set in a classroom, it shows how susceptible young minds are, how vulnerable, how easy to control.”
The Guardian (London)
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“An important [book] that deserves to be rediscovered by a new generation.”
Knowledge House
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“Before reading the story it may seem implausible that it could be so easy to strip away these most fundamental symbols of American cultural in less than an hour; Clavell, however, presents a terrifyingly convincing demonstration of just how easy it could be.”
Tertulia Moderna
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“One of the most chilling books I’ve ever read. Set in a classroom, it shows how susceptible young minds are, how vulnerable, how easy to control.”
The Guardian (London)
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Details
- Author
- James Clavell
- Narrator
- Keith David
- Duration
- 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 November 2022
- ISBN
- 9781982530884
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Satirical fiction and parodies, Historical fiction
Synopsis
“What does ‘allegiance’ mean?” the New Teacher asked, hand over her heart.In this classic and chilling tale about an elementary school classroom in post-war occupied America, James Clavell brings to light the vulnerability of children and the power educators have to shape and change young minds. Originally written in the Cold War era, Clavell’s extraordinary and enduringly relevant allegory on the impressionability of the human mind is still read in schools around the globe today, and is a call to every person to keep questioning and keep learning.
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