The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard
$82.95
- Paperback
1199 pages
- Release Date
16 November 2010
Summary
With a body of work unparalleled in twentieth-century literature, J. G. Ballard is recognized as one of the greatest and most prophetic writers in the world. With the much-hailed release of The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard, readers now have a means to celebrate the unmatched range and mesmerizing cadences of a literary genius. Whether writing about musical orchids, human cannibalism, or the secret history of World War III, Ballard’s Complete Stories evokes the hallucinations of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393339291 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0393339297 |
| Author: | J.G. Ballard, Martin Amis |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1199 |
| Release Date: | 16 November 2010 |
| Weight: | 1.10kg |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 155mm x 53mm |
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Critics Review
“Eerie and melancholy, they unsettle like a Dali painting or a Helmut Newton photograph.”
“Ballard is probably the most original English writer of the last century… the book is indispensable.” – China Mieville - The Nation “Eerie and melancholy, they unsettle like a Dali painting or a Helmut Newton photograph.” – Washington Post “A revelation; essential reading.” – Literary Journal “A master story writer-the maker of unforgettable artifacts in words, each as absolute and perplexing as sculptures unviewable from a single perspective.” – Jonathan Lethem - The New York Times Book Review
About The Author
J.G. Ballard
J.G. Ballard was born in Shanghai in 1930 and lived in England from 1946 until his death in London in 2009. He is the author of nineteen novels, including Empire of the Sun, The Drought, and Crash, with many of them made into major films.
Martin Amis is one of Britain’s most prolific post-war writers and a professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester. His stories and essays explore the absurdity of the postmodern condition.
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