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Hello America

J.G. Ballard, Tim White

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Dystopian journey through an abandoned United States.

Envision being on an expedition across a desolate America, rediscovered—a landscape transformed by climatic upheavals. J. G. Ballard's "Hello America" offers such an adventure wrapped in social commentary and vivid imagery. If the idea of exploring a world both familiar and alien excites you, where the ruins of a once-great civilization prompt reflection on our own, this book could seize your imagination.

  • British Science Fiction Association Award Nominee for Best Novel (1981)
  • Graoully d'Or for Roman étranger (1982)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780586055717
Authors: J.G. Ballard, Tim White
Publisher: Triad/Panther
Date of Publication: 1983-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Science Fiction
Related Topics: Adventure, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Science Fiction Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.36
(rated by 1575 readers)

Description

Imagine America abandoned. After a hundred years, in 2130, a ship carrying descendants of American expatriates returns, landing on the coast of what had once been Brooklyn. 236 pages.
 

Dystopian journey through an abandoned United States.

Envision being on an expedition across a desolate America, rediscovered—a landscape transformed by climatic upheavals. J. G. Ballard's "Hello America" offers such an adventure wrapped in social commentary and vivid imagery. If the idea of exploring a world both familiar and alien excites you, where the ruins of a once-great civilization prompt reflection on our own, this book could seize your imagination.

  • British Science Fiction Association Award Nominee for Best Novel (1981)
  • Graoully d'Or for Roman étranger (1982)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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