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Super-Cannes: A Novel | J. G. Ballard
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Long-regarded as one of the true visionary writers of the twentieth century, J.G. Ballard was one of the first British writers of the post-war period to begin to see, and to map out in his fiction, the future course of our civilization. (…more)
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Super-Cannes: A Novel | J. G. Ballard
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What an imagination Ballard has! I really loved the idea, the concept of the story. Eden Olympia is a business park in the future, where captains of industry go mad in order to stay sane. The story however didn't meet my expectations. I was not really interested in the outcome of the investigations an Englishman makes into the murders at Eden Olympia. An outcome which was, by the way, clear from the start. #1001books Picture: The boat to Gili Air