High-Rise: A Novel
Author | : J. G. Ballard |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2012-03-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780871404732 |
ISBN-13 | : 0871404737 |
Rating | : 4/5 (737 Downloads) |
Download or read book High-Rise: A Novel written by J. G. Ballard and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Harsh and ingenious! High Rise is an intense and vivid bestiary, which lingers unsettlingly in the mind." —Martin Amis, New Statesman When a class war erupts inside a luxurious apartment block, modern elevators become violent battlegrounds and cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on “enemy” floors. In this visionary tale, human society slips into violent reverse as once-peaceful residents, driven by primal urges, re-create a world ruled by the laws of the jungle.