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J. G. Ballard
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| Title: |
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Crash |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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208 |
| Date: |
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2008-09-01 |
| ISBN: |
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000728702X |
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Harper Perennial |
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0.35 pounds |
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0.52 x 7.76 x 5.12 inches |
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Later Edition reprint |
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2 monkeygirl (United Kingdom), Hannah (United Kingdom) |
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2 Jonathan (United Kingdom), Caroline (United Kingdom) |
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Product Description
The definitive cult, post-modern novel - a shocking blend of violence, transgression and eroticism - reissued with a new introduction from Zadie Smith.When Ballard, our narrator, smashes his car into another and watches a man die in front of him, he finds himself drawn with increasing intensity to the mangled impacts of car crashes. Robert Vaughan, a former TV scientist turned nightmare angel of the expressway, has gathered around him a collection of alienated crash victims and experiments with a series of auto-erotic atrocities, each more sinister than the last. But Vaughan craves the ultimate crash - a head-on collision of blood, semen, engine coolant and iconic celebrity.First published in 1973 `Crash' remains one of the most shocking novels of the twentieth century and was made into an equally controversial film by David Cronenberg.This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard's works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Robert Macfarlane, Martin Amis, James Lever and Ali Smith) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.
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