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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
Publisher: Triad/Panther
Date of Publication: 1983-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.36
(rated by 1575 readers)
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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.
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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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