Atrocity Exhibition (Flamingo Modern Classics)
by J G Ballard
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Author: J G BallardEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-05-21
ISBN: 0007116861
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Flamingo
Book Reviews of Atrocity Exhibition (Flamingo Modern Classics)
Book Review: bizarre? incomprehensible? Sadly, yes to both.
Summary: 2 Stars
'The Atrocity Exhibition' has to be one of the strangest books out there. It's not so much of a novel but rather endless snippets of sex, death and automobiles all twirled together. Somehow deceased celebrities get thrown into the mix, adding to the perversion. Mercifully short, this book is a jumbled mess. Yet for some reason the author really likes this topic and subsequently wrote 'Crash', a marginally better read.
Bottom line: a book that is not only not for everyone, I think it clearly isn't for anyone except for blindly loyal fans of the author. Simply awful.
Summary of Atrocity Exhibition (Flamingo Modern Classics)
First published in 1970 and widely regarded as a prophetic masterpiece, this is a groundbreaking experimental novel by the acclaimed author of 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes', who has supplied explanatory notes for this new edition. The irrational, all-pervading violence of the modern world is the subject of this extraordinary tour de force. The central character's dreams are haunted by images of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, dead astronauts and car-crash victims as he traverses the screaming wastes of nervous breakdown. Seeking his sanity, he casts himself in a number of roles: H-bomber pilot, presidential assassin, crash victim, pscyhopath. Finally, through the black, perverse magic of violence he transcends his psychic turmoils to find the key to a bizarre new sexuality.Easily one of the 20th century's most visionary writers, J. G. Ballard still lives far ahead of his time. Called his "prophetic masterpiece" by many, The Atrocity Exhibition practically lies outside of any literary tradition. Part science fiction, part eerie historical fiction, part pornography, its characters adhere to no rules of linearity or stability. This reissued edition features an introduction by William S. Burroughs, extensive text commentary by Ballard, and four additional stories. Of specific interest are the illustrations by underground cartoonist and professional medical illustrator Phoebe Gloeckner. Her ultrarealistic images of eroticism and destruction add an important dimension to Ballard's text.
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