Crystal world
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From J. G. Ballard, author of ‘Crash’ and ‘Cocaine Nights’ comes his extraordinary vision of an African forest that turns all in its path to crystal.
From J. G. Ballard, author of ‘Crash’ and ‘Cocaine Nights’ comes his extraordinary vision of an African forest that turns all in its path to crystal.
Through a ‘leaking’ of time, the West African jungle starts to crystallize. Trees metamorphose into enormous jewels. Crocodiles encased in second glittering skins lurch down the river. Pythons with huge blind gemstone eyes rear in heraldic poses. Most flee the area in terror, afraid to face a catastrophe they cannot understand.
But some, dazzled and strangely entranced, remain to drift through this dreamworld forest: a doctor in pursuit of his ex-mistress, an enigmatic Jesuit wielding a crystal cross and a tribe of lepers searching for Paradise.
In this tour de force of the imagination, Ballard transports the reader into one of his most unforgettable landscapes.
This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including James Lever, Ali Smith, Hari Kunzru and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 25 oktober 1993
Aantal pagina's: 176
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: J. G. Ballard
Tweede Auteur: J.G. Ballard
Hoofduitgeverij: Flamingo
Editie: 1
Product breedte: 131 mm
Product hoogte: 12 mm
Product lengte: 195 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 130 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 20 mm
Verpakking lengte: 194 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 183 g
EAN: 9780586024195