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J. G. Ballard
The classic, heartrending story of a British boy’s four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Newly reissued with an introduction by John Lanchester.
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J. G. Ballard - author of ‘Crash’ - explores the extremes of ecology and feminism in this highly acclaimed modern fable. Newly reissued with an introduction by Rivka Galchen.
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A terrifying vision of the future from one of the twentieth century’s most renowned writers - J. G. Ballard, author of ‘Empire of the Sun’ and ‘Crash’.
The definitive cult, post-modern novel - a shocking blend of violence, transgression and eroticism - reissued with a new introduction from Zadie Smith.
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J. G. Ballard was, for over fifty years, one of this country’s most significant writers. Beginning with the events that inspired his classic novel, ‘Empire of the Sun’, this revelatory…
When London is lost beneath the rising tides, unconscious desires rush to the surface in this apocalyptic tale from the author of Crash and Empire of the Sun, reissued…
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With a new introduction by John Gray and striking new cover from the artist Stanley Donwood, the author of ‘Cocaine Nights’ brings you the story of suburban London transformed into…
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The unnerving tale of life in a modern tower block running out of control.
From J. G. Ballard, author of ‘Crash’ and ‘Cocaine Nights’ comes his extraordinary vision of an African forest that turns all in its path to crystal.
With a new introduction by Deborah Levy and a striking new cover design by the artist Stanley Donwood, Ballard’s final novel sees consumerism evolve into something even more sinister.
An engrossing mystery and an unnerving vision of a society coming to terms with a life of unlimited leisure.
