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A special limited edition of J. G. Ballard's cult, post-modern and shocking novel I knew that Vaughan could never really die in a car-crash, but would in some way be re-born through those twisted radiator grilles and cascading windshield glass. The Collector's Edition A former TV scientist turned nightmare angel of the expressway, Robert Vaughan gathers around him a collection of alienated crash victims. Among them is James Ballard, our narrator, who is drawn into a series of erotic atrocities, each more sinister than the last. Vaughan craves the ultimate crash - a head on collision of blood, semen, engine coolant and iconic celebrity. Alongside Ballard's cult postmodern novel, this special edition, edited by Chris Beckett, includes never-before-seen reproductions of Ballard's annotated manuscript pages, essays, stories and material that shine a new light on this modern masterpiece.… (más)
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Vaughan died yesterday in his last car crash.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Finally, and from the very first, this book would not exist at all were it not for the unfailing encouragement of my wife, Nadia: I confess to having stolen an ounce of her vitality to get the job done.
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
This edition of CRASH incorporates five extracts from the earlier of two draft manuscripts. Short Stories (1969-70), Tolerances of the Human Face, Coitus 80', Journey Across a Crater, Princess Margaret's Face Lift, Mae West's Reduction Mammoplasty, Initial treatment and Draft script incl. the BBC short film directed by Harley Cokeliss, J.G. Ballard in conversation with Will Self.
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A special limited edition of J. G. Ballard's cult, post-modern and shocking novel I knew that Vaughan could never really die in a car-crash, but would in some way be re-born through those twisted radiator grilles and cascading windshield glass. The Collector's Edition A former TV scientist turned nightmare angel of the expressway, Robert Vaughan gathers around him a collection of alienated crash victims. Among them is James Ballard, our narrator, who is drawn into a series of erotic atrocities, each more sinister than the last. Vaughan craves the ultimate crash - a head on collision of blood, semen, engine coolant and iconic celebrity. Alongside Ballard's cult postmodern novel, this special edition, edited by Chris Beckett, includes never-before-seen reproductions of Ballard's annotated manuscript pages, essays, stories and material that shine a new light on this modern masterpiece.
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