Ballard J. G. — Knigausa Bookstore: Russian Books

The Day of Creation

Aleksandr Malyshev — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 08:36:02 +0000

In parched, war-torn central Africa, Dr Mallory watches his clinic fail and dreams of discovering a third Nile to make the Sahara bloom. During his search for water, an ancient tree stump is uprooted by a bulldozer and water wells up, spreading until it becomes an enormous river. With the once arid land now abounding in birds and beasts, the obsessed Mallory forges up-river in an old car ferry, clashing with hostile factions as he tries to find the source of his own creation.This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Ali Smith, Iain Sinclair, Martin Amis and Ned Beauman) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.

Empire of the Sun

Aleksandr Malyshev — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 08:24:29 +0000

Книга «Empire of the Sun». Издательство: 4th Estate. Год выпуска: 2022. Серия: Collins Modern Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 316. Автор: Ballard J. G. Стандарт: 10. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Hello America

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:44:10 +0000

Книга «Hello America». Издательство: 4th Estate. Год выпуска: 2014. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 229. Автор: Ballard J. G. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Kingdom Come

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:44:10 +0000

Книга «Kingdom Come». Издательство: 4th Estate. Год выпуска: 2014. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 286. Автор: Ballard J. G. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

Concrete Island

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:07:11 +0000

A chilling novel about our modern world, from the author of ‘Empire of the Sun’ and ‘Crash’.Robert Maitland, a 35 year-old architect, is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a temporary barrier he finds himself, dazed and disorientated, on a traffic island below three converging motorways. But when he tries to climb the embankment or flag-down a passing car for help it proves impossible — and he finds himself imprisoned on the concrete island. In this twisted version of ‘Robinson Crusoe’, Maitland must learn to survive — using only what he can find in his crashed car.As in all Ballard’s best work ‘Concrete Island’ provides an unnerving study of our modern lives and world. With his alienating, ‘Ballardian’ view of normal events, this is a unique novel from one of the twentieth century’s finest writers.This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Ali Smith, Iain Sinclair, Martin Amis and Ned Beauman) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.

Empire of the Sun

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 23:47:09 +0000

Crash

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:31:10 +0000

The Complete Short Stories. Volume 1

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:31:10 +0000

First in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of ‘Empire of the Sun’, ‘Crash’ and ‘Super-Cannes’. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell.‘A one-man genre. He was impregnably sui generis. No one is or was remotely like him’ Martin AmisFor over four decades, J. G. Ballard was one of Britain’s most celebrated and original novelists. However, during his long career he was also a prolific writer of short stories, a form in which many argue he laid his firmest claim to greatness.This, the first book in a two-volume collection, offers an unparalleled introduction to a master storyteller. Set out in the original order of publication, its stories – many of them embryos for later novels – present the full imaginative range of one of Britain’s greatest writers.This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Ali Smith, Iain Sinclair, Martin Amis and Ned Beauman) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.

The Complete Short Stories. Volume 2

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:31:10 +0000

With eighteen novels over four decades — from ‘The Drowned World’ in 1962 to his final novel ‘Kingdom Come’ in 2006 — J.G. Ballard is known as one of Britain’s most celebrated and original novelists.However, during his long career he was also a prolific writer of short stories; in fact, many people consider that he is at his best in the short-story format. These highly influential stories have appeared in magazines such as New Worlds, Amazing Stories and Interzone, and in several separate collections, including ‘The Terminal Beach’, ‘The Venus Hunters’, ‘Vermilion Sands’, ‘Low-Flying Aircraft’ and ‘Myths of the Near Future’.Set out in the original order of publication and frequently the point of conception for ideas he further developed in his novels, these stories provide an unprecedented opportunity to see the imagination of one of Britain’s greatest writers at work. This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Robert Macfarlane, Iain Sinclair, James Lever and Ali Smith) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.