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Crash

by J G Ballard

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In this hallucinatory novel, an automobile provides the hellish tableau in which Vaughan, a "TV scientist" turned "nightmare angel of the highways," experiments with erotic atrocities among auto crash victims, each more sinister than the last. James Ballard, his friend and fellow obsessive, tells the story of this twisted visionary as he careens rapidly toward his own demise in an internationally orchestrated car crash with Elizabeth Taylor.

A classic work of cutting-edge fiction, Crash explores both the disturbing implications and horrific possibilities of contemporary society's increasing dependence on technology as intermediary in human relations.

Review:

"A work of very powerful originality. Ballard is among our finest writers of fiction." Anthony Burgess
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About the Author

J. G. Ballard is the author of numerous books, including Empire of the Sun, Concrete Island, and The Kindness of Women. He is revered as one of the most important writers of fiction to address the consequences of twentieth-century technology. His latest book is Super-Cannes. He lives in England.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312420338
Author:
Ballard, J G
Publisher:
Picador USA
Author:
Ballard, J. G.
Location:
New York
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Subject:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Subject:
Traffic accidents
Subject:
Male friendship
Subject:
Traffic accident victims
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-A to Z
Copyright:
2001
Edition Number:
1st Picador USA ed.
Edition Description:
Picador USA
Series Volume:
no. 109
Publication Date:
20011031
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.28x5.94x.60 in. .48 lbs.
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