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From the author of ‘Crash’ and ‘Cocaine Nights’ comes an unnerving tale of life in a modern tower block running out of control.Within the concealing walls of an elegant forty-storey tower block, the affluent tenants are hell-bent on an orgy of destruction. Cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on ‘enemy’ floors and the once-luxurious amenities become an arena for riots and technological mayhem.In this visionary tale of urban disillusionment society slips into a violent reverse as the isolated inhabitants of the high-rise, driven by primal urges, create a dystopian world ruled by the laws of the jungle.This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Iain Sinclair, Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs.
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High-rise, James Graham Ballard
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- Année de publication
- 2014
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- Titre
- High-rise
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- James Graham Ballard
- Éditeur
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publié
- 2014
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 173
- ISBN10
- 0586044566
- ISBN13
- 9780586044568
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Polars & Thrillers, Science-fiction, Thriller, Classiques, Horreur, Thématique cinématographique, Divertissement, Dystopie, Adapté au cinéma, Haine
- Première publication
- 1975
- Titre original
- High-Rise
- Évaluation
- 3,85 sur 5
- Description
- From the author of ‘Crash’ and ‘Cocaine Nights’ comes an unnerving tale of life in a modern tower block running out of control.Within the concealing walls of an elegant forty-storey tower block, the affluent tenants are hell-bent on an orgy of destruction. Cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on ‘enemy’ floors and the once-luxurious amenities become an arena for riots and technological mayhem.In this visionary tale of urban disillusionment society slips into a violent reverse as the isolated inhabitants of the high-rise, driven by primal urges, create a dystopian world ruled by the laws of the jungle.This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Iain Sinclair, Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs.