A "non-linear" novel - of brief truncated paragraphs with obscure
headings, characters who change names, identities and times, and
macro-micro landscapes. Not for the horizontal reader who enjoys
A's graceful progress to B. The voice of clinical reason, one Dr.
Nathan, explains the on-going attempt by the main character to
reach reality through an investigation of contemporary happenings
(Nader auto crashes, assassinations, media images, etc.), immediate
environments, and the psyche. Ah so. But a pore-opener for avant
adventurers. (Kirkus Reviews)
A prophetic and experimental masterpiece by J. G. Ballard, the
acclaimed author of 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes'. This edition
includes explanatory notes from the author. The irrational,
all-pervading violence of the modern world is the subject of this
extraordinary tour de force. 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. This edition is part of a new commemorative
series of Ballard's works, featuring introductions from a number of
his admirers (including Neil Gaiman, Iain Sinclair, James Lever and
Ali Smith) and brand-new cover designs.
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