Crash
The definitive cult, post-modern novel – a shocking blend of violence, transgression and eroticism – reissued with an introduction from Zadie Smith.
After being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda it was almost a relief to find myself in an actual accident.
When James Ballard smashes his car into another, he becomes fascinated with the allure of violence. His new friend Dr Robert Vaughan – a charismatic figure with a dubious sense of morality – leads him to a transgressive underworld of desire, where the collision of modernity and sex are pushed to the extremes. In a society ruled by mass-media and technological advancements, are there any limits to humanity’s obsessions?
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| ISBN : 9780007287024 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Ballard, J. G., INTRODUCTION BY Smith, Zadie | |
| PUBLISHER : HarperCollins Publishers | PUBLICATION DATE : September 01, 2008 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Fourth Estate Ltd |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 150 g
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The definitive cult, post-modern novel – a shocking blend of violence, transgression and eroticism – reissued with an introduction from Zadie Smith.
After being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda it was almost a relief to find myself in an actual accident.
When James Ballard smashes his car into another, he becomes fascinated with the allure of violence. His new friend Dr Robert Vaughan – a charismatic figure with a dubious sense of morality – leads him to a transgressive underworld of desire, where the collision of modernity and sex are pushed to the extremes. In a society ruled by mass-media and technological advancements, are there any limits to humanity’s obsessions?
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780007287024 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Ballard, J. G., INTRODUCTION BY Smith, Zadie | |
| PUBLISHER : HarperCollins Publishers | PUBLICATION DATE : September 01, 2008 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Fourth Estate Ltd |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 150 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Fiction & Related items
