| The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard Contributor(s): Ballard, J. G. (Author), Amis, Martin (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0393072622 ISBN-13: 9780393072624 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: "More than one thousand compelling pages from one of the most haunting, cogent, and individual imaginations in contemporary literature."-William Boyd |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009018456 |
| Physical Information: 2.21" H x 6.38" W x 9.28" (3.70 lbs) 1199 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: J. G. Ballard should be recognized as one of the greatest and most prophetic writers in the world. Here, in his Complete Stories, readers can finally celebrate the unparalleled range and the mesmerizing cadences of a literary genius, who "like Calvino, has] a remarkable gift for filling the empty, deprived spaces of modern life" (Malcolm Bradbury). With 92 enthralling and pulse-quickening stories, spanning five decades, and featuring such classics as "Prima Belladonna," "Dead Time," and "The Index," Ballard's Complete Stories evokes Kafka and Borges with its ability to render psychosis, modern paranoia, and fantastical creations on the page. Whether writing about musical orchids, human cannibalism, or the secret history of World War III, Ballard is one of the most inventive of twentieth-century writers, and has endowed the world with such a humanistic and transcendent vision that his influence will grow in years to come. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ballard, J. G.: - 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.Amis, Martin: - 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. |