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Concrete Island

Author: J.G. Ballard, Neil Gaiman
SKU: 9780007287048

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A chilling novel that pays twisted homage to Defoe’s `Robinson Crusoe’. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman. Robert Maitland, a 35 year-old architect, is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding Jaguar hurtling out of control.

Smashing through a temporary barrier he finds himself, dazed and disorientated, on a traffic island below three converging motorways. But when he tries to climb the embankment or flag-down a passing car for help it proves impossible – and he finds himself imprisoned on the concrete island. Maitland must survive using only what he can find in his crashed car.

As in all Ballard’s best work `Concrete Island’ provides an unnerving study of our modern lives and world. With his alienating, `Ballardian’ view of normal events, this is a unique novel from one of the twentieth century’s finest writers. This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Zadie Smith, Adam Philips, Adam Thirlwell and Robert Macfarlane) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.

  • Classifications: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
  • Readership:General (US: Trade)
  • Format: Paperback softback 208 pages

ISBN : 9780007287048

Published : 1 Sep 2008

Author : J.G. Ballard, Neil Gaiman

Main Material : Paperback softback

Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers

Size : 196 x 132 x 9 (mm)

Weight : 106g

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