Crash (Ballard novel)
1973 novel by J. G. Ballard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crash is a novel by English author J. G. Ballard, first published in 1973 with cover designed by Bill Botten. It follows a group of car-crash fetishists who become sexually aroused by staging and participating in car accidents, inspired by the famous crashes of celebrities.
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Author | J. G. Ballard |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Postmodern novel, transgressive fiction, dystopian |
Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | June 1973 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and paperback) |
Pages | 224 |
ISBN | 0-224-00782-3 |
OCLC | 797233 |
823/.9/14 | |
LC Class | PZ4.B1893 Cp PR6052.A46 |
Preceded by | The Atrocity Exhibition |
Followed by | Concrete Island |
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The novel was released to divided critical reception, with many reviewers horrified by its provocative content. It was adapted into a controversial 1996 film of the same name by David Cronenberg.