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The Crystal World

by J.G. Ballard, Robert Macfarlane
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The jungle turns to crystal, a dazzling dreamworld.

For those fascinated by surreal, dreamlike landscapes, J.G. Ballard's The Crystal World is a must-read. The West African jungle slowly transforms into a sparkling, jewel-studded paradise, but the transformation may have deadly consequences for those who stay too long. Readers will be drawn into the strange world Ballard has created, where time seems to lose all meaning and reality is constantly shifting. The use of vivid, poetic language and exotic imagery make this book a sensory feast for the mind.

  • Seiun Award 星雲賞 for Best Foreign Novel (1970)
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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The Crystal World

by J.G. Ballard, Robert Macfarlane
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ISBN: 9780586024195
Authors: J.G. Ballard, Robert Macfarlane
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Date of Publication: 2014-04-10
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Related Topics: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Speculative Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.61
(rated by 4347 readers)

Description

Librarian's Note: alternative cover edition of ISBN13: 9780586024195From J. G. Ballard, author of Crash and Cocaine Nights comes his extraordinary vision of an African forest that turns all in its path to crystal.Through a ‘leaking’ of time, the West African jungle starts to crystallize. Trees metamorphose into enormous jewels. Crocodiles encased in second glittering skins lurch down the river. Pythons with huge blind gemstone eyes rear in heraldic poses. Most flee the area in terror, afraid to face a catastrophe they cannot understand.But some, dazzled and strangely entranced, remain to drift through this dreamworld forest: a doctor in pursuit of his ex-mistress, an enigmatic Jesuit wielding a crystal cross and a tribe of lepers searching for Paradise.In this tour de force of the imagination, Ballard transports the reader into one of his most unforgettable landscapes.This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including James Lever, Ali Smith, Hari Kunzru and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs.
 

The jungle turns to crystal, a dazzling dreamworld.

For those fascinated by surreal, dreamlike landscapes, J.G. Ballard's The Crystal World is a must-read. The West African jungle slowly transforms into a sparkling, jewel-studded paradise, but the transformation may have deadly consequences for those who stay too long. Readers will be drawn into the strange world Ballard has created, where time seems to lose all meaning and reality is constantly shifting. The use of vivid, poetic language and exotic imagery make this book a sensory feast for the mind.

  • Seiun Award 星雲賞 for Best Foreign Novel (1970)
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.