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Vintage, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. Slight rubbing to edges otherwise in very good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
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A chilling novel about our modern world, from the author of 'Empire of the Sun' and 'Crash'.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. In this twisted version of 'Robinson Crusoe', Maitland must learn to 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 our finest writers.
First line
SOON after three o'clock on the afternoon of April 22nd 1973, a 35-year-old architect named Robert Maitland was driving down the high-speed exit lane of the West-way interchange in central London.
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- Title Concrete Island
- Author J. G. Ballard; J. G. Ballard
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage Books USA, London, United Kingdom
- Date July 21, 1994
- ISBN 9780099334811 / 009933481X
- Weight 0.31 lbs (0.14 kg)
- Dewey Decimal Code 823
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