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Description for J.G.Ballard
Paperback.
Despite increasing recognition of his unique talents as a novelist and a short story writer, J.G. Ballard (b. 1930) remains one of the most controversial presences in contemporary British fiction. His obsessions with various forms of violence, alienation and sexual perversion have puzzled many readers, critics and publishers. Still, Ballard’s imaginative powers and the originality of his work have also won him the admiration of a broad and international readership. Examining the whole range of Ballard’s writings, from the early science fiction stories to Cocaine Nights (1996), Delville’s study offers a critical and theoretically informed analysis of his achievements as ... Read more
Despite increasing recognition of his unique talents as a novelist and a short story writer, J.G. Ballard (b. 1930) remains one of the most controversial presences in contemporary British fiction. His obsessions with various forms of violence, alienation and sexual perversion have puzzled many readers, critics and publishers. Still, Ballard’s imaginative powers and the originality of his work have also won him the admiration of a broad and international readership. Examining the whole range of Ballard’s writings, from the early science fiction stories to Cocaine Nights (1996), Delville’s study offers a critical and theoretically informed analysis of his achievements as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780746308677
SKU
V9780746308677
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Ref
99-50
About Michel Delville
Michel Delville is Professor of English at the University of Liege, Belgium. He teaches modern British and American fiction and has written widely on contemporary English and American literature.
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