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A User's Guide to the Millennium
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IAN THOMSON, 'Independent on Sunday' 'Ballard's prescience about technological development seems monstrously acute. Like H.G. Wells talking to an audience of the 1900s, he gives an impression not only of knowing what the future will be like, but of actually relishing its arrival. As well as the prescience and the clear autobiographer's eye, we should also value J.G. Ballard for his sense of humour.'
D.J. TAYLOR, 'Independent' 'In a shrinking world increasingly bereft of original imaginations, J.G. Ballard stands alone, a bizarre visionary maverick. Cinema, surrealist painting, crime, the future, madness, sf and China - these are Ballard's specialist subjects. Best of all in this eccentric, relaxed, always readable collection are his laconic wartime memories, the treasure house he kept locked for forty years.'
EILEEN BATTERSBY, 'Irish Times' 'For the reader, pleasure derives largely from coming on the unexpected on every other page, and from randomly discovering new insights into familiar topics, or introductions to unfamiliar ones. Ballard's cool sardonic gaze, eyeing the absurdities of the late twentieth century through the distancing science-fictional viewfinder, renders tragedy almost amusing.'
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Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
1997-01-06
Publication Date:
1997-01-06
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0006548210
ISBN13:
9780006548218
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
245 g
Height:
123 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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