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24%OFFJ. G. Ballard - Cocaine Nights - 9780006550648 - V9780006550648
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Cocaine Nights

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Description for Cocaine Nights paperback. 'Snort up "Cocaine Nights". It's disorientating, deranging and knocks the work of other avant-garde writers into a hatted cock' Will Self Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.

‘Snort up “Cocaine Nights”. It’s disorientating, deranging and knocks the work of other avant-garde writers into a hatted cock’ Will Self

Five people die in an unexplained house fire in the Spanish resort of Estrella de Mar, an exclusive enclave for the rich, retired British, centred on the thriving Club Nautico. The club manager, Frank Prentice, pleads guilty to charges of murder – yet not even the police believe him. When his Charles arrives to unravel the truth, he gradually discovers that behind the resort’s civilized façade flourishes a secret ... Read more

At once an engrossing mystery and a novel of ideas, ‘Cocaine Nights’ is a stunningly original work, a vision of a society coming to terms with a life of almost unlimited leisure.

This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Neil Gaiman, Zadie Smith, John Lanchester and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs.

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Product Details

Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780006550648
SKU
V9780006550648
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99

About J. G. Ballard
J. G. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai. After internment in a civilian prison camp, his family returned to England in 1946. His 1984 bestseller ‘Empire of the Sun’ won the Guardian Fiction Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His controversial novel ‘Crash’ was made into a film by David Cronenberg. His autobiography ‘Miracles of Life’ was ... Read more

Reviews for Cocaine Nights
‘Utterly compulsive’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Snort up “Cocaine Nights”. It’s disorientating, deranging and knocks the work of other avant-garde writers into a hatted cock’ Will Self ‘The possessor of a terrifying and exhilarating imagination – and a ... Read more

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