Who wrote 'The Empire of The Sun'?
"released a video featuring a new exclusive Empire song, ""On Our Way Home"", starring the Ukrainian model Alina Kovalenko. Although the name of the project has been attributed to the 1984 novel of the same name by J. G. Ballard, Littlemore denied this and offers an explanation, saying, ""the name comes more from the idea of (and you'll see this in the ongoing videos) the fact that we're traveling around the world going to all the places of empires of the civilization where the sun has been a theme of worship. It's not based on the Ballard novel nor the"
"Empire of the Sun (soundtrack) Empire of the Sun is the soundtrack, on Warner Bros. Records, of the 1987 film ""Empire of the Sun"", directed by Steven Spielberg. The original score was composed by John Williams and recorded in September-October 1987. The album is a 54-minute selection of music from ""Empire of the Sun"". The order of the track listing does not follow the chronology of the film. The album won the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and the"
"The City of the Sun The City of the Sun (; ) is a philosophical work by the Italian Dominican philosopher Tommaso Campanella. It is an important early utopian work. The work was written in Italian in 1602, shortly after Campanella's imprisonment for heresy and sedition. A Latin version was written in 1613–1614 and published in Frankfurt in 1623. The book is presented as a dialogue between ""a Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller and a Genoese Sea-Captain"". Inspired by Plato's ""Republic"" and the description of Atlantis in ""Timaeus"", it describes a theocratic society where goods, women and children are held"
"Plane"" and ""Home and Hearth"") and ""No Road Home/Seeing the Bomb"" (included as the separate cues ""Trip Through the Crowd"" and ""Seeing the Bomb""). Empire of the Sun (soundtrack) Empire of the Sun is the soundtrack, on Warner Bros. Records, of the 1987 film ""Empire of the Sun"", directed by Steven Spielberg. The original score was composed by John Williams and recorded in September-October 1987. The album is a 54-minute selection of music from ""Empire of the Sun"". The order of the track listing does not follow the chronology of the film. The album won the BAFTA Award for Best"
"few insignificant mistakes. In 2016, the manuscript was uploaded to the digital library Wikisource. The City of the Sun The City of the Sun (; ) is a philosophical work by the Italian Dominican philosopher Tommaso Campanella. It is an important early utopian work. The work was written in Italian in 1602, shortly after Campanella's imprisonment for heresy and sedition. A Latin version was written in 1613–1614 and published in Frankfurt in 1623. The book is presented as a dialogue between ""a Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller and a Genoese Sea-Captain"". Inspired by Plato's ""Republic"" and the description of Atlantis"
"The Canticle of the Sun (Sowerby) The Canticle of the Sun is a musical composition by Leo Sowerby (1895–1968) setting Matthew Arnold's English translation of Francis of Assisi's ""Canticle of the Sun"" for chorus and orchestra in 1945; the work was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music the following year. The first performance was in New York at Carnegie Hall by the Schola Cantorum and the New York Philharmonic on April 16, 1945. The first recording of it by Chicago's Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus under Carlos Kalmar was released in June 2011. The piece was commissioned by the Alice"
"The Sun (wordless novel) The Sun () is a wordless novel by Flemish artist Frans Masereel (1889–1972), published in 1919. In sixty-three uncaptioned woodcut prints, the book is a contemporary retelling of the Greek myth of Icarus. Told with high-contrast black-and-white art with bold linework, the book's protagonist is a little man who leaps from the imagination of his sleeping creator. The little man repeatedly tries to find his way to the sun, climbing towers, trees, and a staircase of clouds before his success sends him plummeting back to earth—and his creator. Masereel was the first wordless novelist, and ""The"
"depiction of a luxury apartment building's descent into violent chaos. While much of Ballard's fiction would prove thematically and stylistically provocative, he became best known for his relatively conventional war novel, ""Empire of the Sun"" (1984), a semi-autobiographical account of a young British boy's experiences in Shanghai during Japanese occupation. Described by ""The Guardian"" as ""the best British novel about the Second World War"", the story was adapted into a 1987 film by Steven Spielberg starring Christian Bale. In the following decades until his death in 2009, Ballard's work shifted toward the form of the traditional crime novel. Several of"
"Canticle of the Sun The Canticle of the Sun, also known as Laudes Creaturarum (Praise of the Creatures) and ""Canticle of the Creatures"", is a religious song composed by Saint Francis of Assisi. It was written in an Umbrian dialect of Italian but has since been translated into many languages. It is believed to be among the first works of literature, if not the first, written in the Italian language. The Canticle of the Sun in its praise of God thanks Him for such creations as ""Brother Fire"" and ""Sister Water"". It is an affirmation of Francis' personal theology as"
"The Book of the New Sun The Book of the New Sun (1980 – 1983) is a series of four science fantasy novels or one four-volume novel written by American author Gene Wolfe. Alternatively, it is a series comprising the original tetralogy, a 1983 collection of essays, and a 1987 sequel. Either way, it inaugurated the so-called ""Solar Cycle"" that Wolfe continued after 1987 by setting other multi-volume works in the same universe. Gene Wolfe had originally intended the story to be a 40,000-word novella called ""The Feast of Saint Catherine"", meant to be published in one of the Orbit"
"The Triumph of the Sun The Triumph of the Sun is a novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Siege of Khartoum. Smith himself said the following about the novel: ""That incident had all the elements of a great story setting because you have the captive characters who are having to interact with each other because there is no escape – siege conditions. Also the river. I’m fascinated by the great rivers of Africa. Played against that was a sort of island setting in the desert. Then it had such powerful influences at work – the British Empire against the"
"Gene Wolfe Gene Rodman Wolfe (born May 7, 1931) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He is a prolific short-story writer and novelist and has won many science fiction and fantasy literary awards. Wolfe is most famous for ""The Book of the New Sun"" (four volumes, 1980–83), the first part of his Solar Cycle. In 1998, ""Locus"" magazine ranked it third-best fantasy novel before 1990 (after ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Hobbit"") based on a poll of subscribers"
"The Saga of Seven Suns The Saga of Seven Suns is a series of seven space opera novels written by Kevin J. Anderson and published between 2002 and 2008. The books are set in a not-too-distant future where humans have colonized a number of other planets across the galaxy, thanks in part to technological assistance from an ancient alien race, the Ildirans. The series chronicles the universe-spanning war that erupts when humans inadvertently ignite the fury of a hidden empire of elemental aliens known as the hydrogues. Internal conflict is sparked within both the human and Ildiran empires as other"
"The Moon and the Sun The Moon and the Sun is a novel by American writer Vonda N. McIntyre, published in 1997. The book combines two major genres: science fiction and historical romance (also known as alternate history). It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1997, beating out ""A Game of Thrones"" by George R. R. Martin. The novel was inspired by the short story (written in the form of a faux-encyclopedia article) ""The Natural History and Extinction of the People of the Sea"", also by McIntyre, which was illustrated by fellow author Ursula K. Le Guin. Set"
"The Canticle of the Sun (Gubaidulina) The Canticle of the Sun is a composition by Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina based on the ""Canticle of the Sun"" and dedicated to cellist Mstislav Rostropovich for his seventieth birthday. Though the piece features a soloist and an ensemble, Gubaidulina does not consider it a cello concerto. Sofia Gubaidulina gives the following outline of the formal sections: Though she notes that the cellists 'abandonment' of his or her instrument actually divides the piece in two. An overtone row played on the C string is used, after which the cellist tunes the string down to"
"The Line of the Sun The Line of the Sun, also titled ""La Línea del Sol"" in the Spanish translation, is a 1989 novel written by Puerto Rican-American author Judith Ortiz Cofer. The novel was originally published in English and tells the story of a Puerto Rican family who emigrates to the United States. The story depicts the cultural, social, and personal struggles of the family members to maintain their native culture in Puerto Rico and their new way of life in both the barrio and suburbs of New Jersey. While the beginning of the story tells the history of"
"into tribal warfare. Although Ballard published several novels and short story collections throughout the seventies and eighties, his breakthrough into the mainstream came only with ""Empire of the Sun"" in 1984, based on his years in Shanghai and the Lunghua internment camp. It became a best-seller, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Guardian Fiction Prize and James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. It made Ballard known to a wider audience, although the books that followed failed to achieve the same degree of success. ""Empire of the Sun"" was filmed by Steven Spielberg in 1987, starring a"
"time to complete the special effects work. The Moon and the Sun The Moon and the Sun is a novel by American writer Vonda N. McIntyre, published in 1997. The book combines two major genres: science fiction and historical romance (also known as alternate history). It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1997, beating out ""A Game of Thrones"" by George R. R. Martin. The novel was inspired by the short story (written in the form of a faux-encyclopedia article) ""The Natural History and Extinction of the People of the Sea"", also by McIntyre, which was illustrated by"
"City of the Sun (Maio novel) City of the Sun is a novel by Juliana Maio, published by Greenleaf Book Group in March 2014. The novel, which blends historical fiction with spy fiction and romantic fiction, is set in Cairo in 1941 during the North Africa Campaign of World War II. Though a work of fiction, it centers around true historical events and ""connects the root of much of today's turmoil in the Middle East with the Axis-Allied struggle from control of the Suez Canal, and the early history of the Muslim Brotherhood."" The author was born to a Jewish"
"Sun of Suns Sun of Suns, Book One of Virga, is a science fiction novel by Karl Schroeder, published by Tor in 2006. It is set in the fictional world of Virga, a world devoid of gravity and multiple artificial stars, a fullerene sphere filled with air and full of drifting rocks and nations floating around Candesce, (the eponymous ""Sun of Suns""). The story focuses around three main characters, Hayden Griffin, Admiral Chaison Fanning, and his wife, Venera Fanning. The sequel to the book, Queen of Candesce, was released in August 2007. Hayden Griffin is a young, fatherless boy living"
"The Naked Sun The Naked Sun is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, the second in his ""Robot"" series. Like its predecessor, ""The Caves of Steel"", this is a whodunit story. The book was first published in 1957 after being serialized in ""Astounding Science Fiction"" between October and December 1956. The story arises from the murder of Rikaine Delmarre, a prominent ""fetologist"" (fetal scientist), responsible for the operation of the planetary birthing center of Solaria, a planet politically hostile to Earth, whose death Elijah Baley is called to investigate, at the request of the Solarian government. He"
"Empire of the Atom Empire of the Atom is a science fiction novel by Canadian American writer A. E. van Vogt. It was first published in 1957 by Shasta Publishers in an edition of 2,000 copies. The novel is a fix-up of the first five of van Vogt's Gods stories which originally appeared in the magazine ""Astounding"". The remaining Gods stories are collected in ""The Wizard of Linn"". Author and critic James Blish observed that the plot of the Gods stories resembled that of Robert Graves' ""Claudius"" novels. Author and critic Damon Knight said that the plot was ""lifted almost"
"The Sun (film) The Sun (, ""Solntse"") is a 2005 Russian biographical film directed by Alexander Sokurov, depicting Japanese Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) during the final days of World War II. The film is the third drama in director Aleksandr Sokurov's trilogy, which included ""Taurus"" about the Soviet Union's Vladimir Lenin and ""Moloch"" about Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler. Towards the conclusion of the Second World War, Japan nears defeat as Emperor Hirohito (Issey Ogata) reminisces upon the final war years. He is depicted as still surrounded by his attentive staff who look after his every bodily need. When Hirohito receives a"
"The Shadow of the Sun The Shadow of the Sun (, literally ""Ebony"") is a travel memoir by the Polish writer and journalist Ryszard Kapuściński. It was published by Penguin Books in 2001 with the English translation by Klara Glowczewska. Kapuściński spent nearly 30 years in various African countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria, Ethiopia and more, detailing his accounts as a white, foreign visitor, of the development of the African states. Kapuściński's experience in Africa was unique, because he had the opportunity to stay with people of various classes in society, staying with ministers, as well as peasants in"
"The Golden Apples of the Sun The Golden Apples of the Sun is an anthology of 22 short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. It was published by Doubleday & Company in 1953. The book's title is also the title of the final story in the collection. The words ""the golden apples of the sun"" are from the last line of the final stanza of W. B. Yeats' poem ""The Song of Wandering Aengus"" (1899): Bradbury prefaces his book with the last three lines of this poem. When asked what attracted him to the line ""the golden apples of the"
"was published on June 2, 2015. The third novel, published September 13, 2016, is called ""Eternity's Mind"". The Saga of Seven Suns The Saga of Seven Suns is a series of seven space opera novels written by Kevin J. Anderson and published between 2002 and 2008. The books are set in a not-too-distant future where humans have colonized a number of other planets across the galaxy, thanks in part to technological assistance from an ancient alien race, the Ildirans. The series chronicles the universe-spanning war that erupts when humans inadvertently ignite the fury of a hidden empire of elemental aliens"
"The Book of the Long Sun The Book of the Long Sun (1993–1996) is a series of four science fantasy novels or one four-volume novel by the American author Gene Wolfe. It is set in the same universe as ""The Book of the New Sun"" series that Wolfe inaugurated in 1980, and the Internet Science Fiction Database catalogs them both as sub-series of the ""Solar Cycle"", along with other writings. The ""Long Sun"" story is continued in ""The Book of the Short Sun"" (1999–2001), a series of three novels or one in three volumes. In ""Short Sun"" the relation to"
"The Book of the Short Sun The Book of the Short Sun (1999–2001) is a series of three science fantasy novels or one three-volume novel by the American author Gene Wolfe. It continues ""The Book of the Long Sun"" (1993–1996): they share a narrator and ""Short Sun"" recounts a search for Silk, the ""Long Sun"" hero. The two works are set in the same universe as ""The Book of the New Sun"" series that Wolfe inaugurated in 1980 and the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB) catalogs all three as sub-series of the ""Solar Cycle"", along with some other writings. At"
"of the Sun) and damaging their DNA so that fewer females are born. After nearly two centuries, the city has reached the coast of Portugal, with only the Atlantic Ocean ahead. Most of the residents are convinced, but to Elizabeth's disappointment, Helward refuses to give up his beliefs. The opening sentence of this novel is ""I had reached the age of six hundred and fifty miles,"" which has gathered comment by many readers. Critic Paul Kincaid writes that ""it has justly become one of the most famous in science fiction."" James Timarco says similarly, ""From the first sentence, 'I had"
"The Suns of Scorpio The Suns of Scorpio is a science fiction novel written by Kenneth Bulmer under the pseudonym of Alan Burt Akers. It is the second volume in his extensive Dray Prescot series of sword and planet novels, set on the fictional world of Kregen, a planet of the Antares star system in the constellation of Scorpio. It was first published by DAW Books in 1973. The Dray Prescot series is made of several cycles of novels, each cycle essentially forming a series within the series. In addition to being the second volume in the series as a"
"A Son of the Sun (novel) A Son of the Sun is a 1912 novel by Jack London. It is set in the South Pacific at the beginning of the 20th century and consists of eight separate stories. David Grief is a forty-year-old English adventurer who came to the South seas years ago and became rich. As a businessman he owns offices in Sydney, but he is rarely there. Since his wealth spreads over a lot of islands, Grief has some adventures while going among these islands. London depicts the striking panorama of the South seas with adventurers, scoundrels, swindlers,"
"Trumpet. The resulting work has 9 songs containing the complete text of the Canticle. The first performance took place in the Franciscan church of Adam and Eve in Dublin on 4th June 2017. Canticle of the Sun The Canticle of the Sun, also known as Laudes Creaturarum (Praise of the Creatures) and ""Canticle of the Creatures"", is a religious song composed by Saint Francis of Assisi. It was written in an Umbrian dialect of Italian but has since been translated into many languages. It is believed to be among the first works of literature, if not the first, written in"
"The Citadel of the Autarch The Citadel of the Autarch is a science fantasy novel by American writer Gene Wolfe, first released in 1983. It is the fourth and final volume in the four-volume series ""The Book of the New Sun"". Unlike the first books in the series, ""The Citadel of the Autarch"" picks up right after the end of the previous one, ""The Sword of the Lictor"". It tells of the travels of Severian, weak and defenseless after his encounter with Baldanders and Dr. Talos. Severian continues his travels, which lead him into war. Severian finds himself wandering around"