Description
J. G. Ballard's fourth novel, which established his reputation as a writer of extraordinary talent and imaginative powers, tells the story of a physician specializing in the treatment of leprosy who is invited to a small outpost in the interior of Africa. Finding the roadways blocked, he takes to the river, and embarks on a frightening journey through a strange petrified forest whose area expands daily, affecting not only the physical environment but also its inhabitants.
Author: J. G. Ballard
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 06/12/2018
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781250144805
ISBN10: 1250144809
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Science Fiction | General
- Fiction | Dystopian
- Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical
About the Author
J.G. Ballard is the author of numerous books, including Empire of the Sun, the underground classic Crash, and The Kindness of Women. He is revered as one of the most important writers of fiction to address the consequences of twentieth-century technology. He died in 2009.
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