{"product_id":"9783031730931-j-g-ballards-crash","title":"J. G. Ballard's \"Crash\"","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book vividly reconstructs how Ballard came to write \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e, the cultural landscape in which it was written, the effect of its reception, and the toll it took on its author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.G. Ballard's \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e (1973) remains a byword for transgression in literature: declared 'too disgusting for words' upon publication. The basis for David Cronenberg's equally provocative film, \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e has been regarded variously as the apotheosis of New Wave science fiction, the ur-source for postmodernism, a transhumanist manifesto, and a pornographic masterpiece in the tradition of Sade and Bataille. This revisionist account, based on previously unexplored archive material, shatters the myths that have accrued around this tantalising work whilst also revealing why it continues to inspire writers, artists, musicians and filmmakers in the 21st century. The book vividly reconstructs how Ballard came to write \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e, the cultural landscape in which it was written, the effect of its reception, and the toll it took on its author. New perspectives reveal how \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e reworks surrealist anthropology, evolutionary theory, and pornographic imagery in order to expose a society addicted to the abuse of power, the silencing of others, and its own environmental destruction. As Ballard later admitted, he 'must have been mad' to write \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54764173558134,"sku":"9783031730931","price":40.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31363101.jpg?v=1732106237","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9783031730931-j-g-ballards-crash","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}