1970s A Series - High-Rise

by J.G.Ballard (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $3.28

  From the author of the bestselling novel Cocaine Nights -- the unnerving tale of life in a modern tower block running out of control -- reissued with a stunning new jacket alongside five other Flamingo classics from the 1970s. 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 technological mayhem...In this visionary tale from the author of Crash, Empire of the Sun and Super-Cannes, human society slips into violent reverse as the inhabitants of the high-rise, driven by primal urges, recreate a world ruled by the laws of the jungle.

• New

  Paperback
  1985

  $11.64

  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.