The atrocity exhibition
Ballard, J. G., 1930-20092001
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The irrational, all-pervading violence of the modern world is the subject of this novel. The central character's dreams are haunted by images of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, dead astronauts and car-crash victims as he traverses the screaming wastes of nervous breakdown. Seeking his sanity, he casts himself in a number of roles: H-bomber pilot, presidential assassin, crash victim, psychopath. Finally, through the black, perverse magic of violence he transcends his psychic turmoil to find the key to a bizarre new sexuality. In this revised edition, Ballard has added extensive annotation that help to unlock many of the mysteries of one of the most prophetic, enigmatic and original works of the late twentieth century.
Main title:
The atrocity exhibition / J.G. Ballard ; preface by William Burroughs.
Author:
Ballard, J. G., 1930-2009, authorBurroughs, William S., 1914-1997, writer of prefaceKunzru, Hari, 1969-, writer of introduction
Work:
Edition:
Revised, expanded, annotated edition.
Imprint:
London : Flamingo, 2001.©2001
Collation:
viii, 184 pagesages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
First published in 1970.
ISBN:
0007116861 (pbk)9780007116867 (pbk)9780007116867 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.914
LC class:
PR6052.A46
Language:
English
BRN:
92653
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | Fiction | BALL | Available |