Long-regarded as one of the true visionary writers of the twentieth century, J.G. Ballard was one of the first British writers of the post-war period to begin to see, and to map out in his fiction, the future course of our civilization. For forty years his unflinching eye has turned to the point where the advancing edge of our technological progress has worn away our inner humanity.
Eden-Olympia is more than just a multinational business park, it is a virtual city-state in itself, with the latest in services and facilities for...
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALI SMITH
Long-regarded as one of the true visionary writers of the twentieth century, J.G. Ballard was one...
***LONG-LISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE******Long-listed for the Gordon Burn Prize*** Autumn. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Two old friends--Daniel, a centenarian, and Elisabeth, born in 1984--look to both the future and the past as the United Kingdom stands divided by a historic, once-in-a-generation summer. Love is won, love is lost. Hope is hand-in-hand with hopelessness. The seasons roll round, as ever. A luminous meditation on the meaning of richness and harvest and worth, Autumn is the first installment of Ali Smith's Seasonal quartet, and...
***LONG-LISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE******Long-listed for the Gordon Burn Prize*** Autumn. Season of mists and mellow fruitf...