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A User's Guide to the Millennium
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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A User's Guide to the Millennium
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) J. G. Ballard
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary essays |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780006548218
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| Classifications | Dewey:306 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint |
Flamingo
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| Publication Date |
6 January 1997 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
J.G.Ballard is the author of the novels "Crash", "Empire of the Sun" and "Rushing to Paradise". Throughout his career he has also been a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers. This book collects together pieces of his journalism, grouped under themes including science and film.
Author Biography
J. G. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai. After internment in a civilian prison camp, his family returned to England in 1946. His 1984 bestseller 'Empire of the Sun' won the Guardian Fiction Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His controversial novel 'Crash' was made into a film by David Cronenberg. His autobiography 'Miracles of Life' was published in 2008, and a collection of interviews with the author, 'Extreme Metaphors', was published in 2012. J. G. Ballard passed away in 2009.
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