Издания и произведения

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…

В книге сохранены все авторские комментарии на полях. Иллюстрации Фиби Глёкнер. Фотографии Эн Баррадо. Мы старались сохранить макет лимитированного подписанного издания 1990 года - отсюда и воспроизводится автограф Дж.Г.Балларда. Рисунки расположены ровно на тех же страницах что и в оригинальном издании. Примечания автора привязаны к конкретным местам в тексте. Макет выстроен практически так же как и в исходнике. Но есть и отличия: исключено 10 страниц рекламы издательства Ресёрч. Вместо короткого предисловия "от издателей" мы поместили предисловие Балларда - оно было в массовых доступных последующих переизданиях сборника, но в…

Easily one of the 20th century's most visionary writers, J. G. Ballard still lives far ahead of his time. Called his "prophetic masterpiece" by many, The Atrocity Exhibition practically lies outside of any literary tradition. Part science fiction, part eerie historical fiction, part pornography, its characters adhere to no rules of linearity or stability. This reissued edition features an introduction by William S. Burroughs, extensive text commentary by Ballard, and four additional stories. Of specific interest are the illustrations by underground cartoonist and professional medical illustrator Phoebe Gloeckner. Her ultrarealistic images…

The Atrocity Exhibition is J.G. Ballard's most complex, disturbing work, with fabulous photos by Ana Barrado and artwork by Phoebe Gloeckner.