Zu dieser ISBN ist aktuell kein Angebot verfügbar.
Alle Exemplare der Ausgabe mit dieser ISBN anzeigen:Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
‘Sublime... an elegant, elaborate trap of a novel, which reads as a companion piece to Cocaine Nights but takes ideas from that novel and runs further. The first essential novel of the 21st century.’ Independent
‘Possibly his greatest book. Super-Cannes is both a novel of ideas and a compelling thriller that will keep you turning the pages to the shocking denouement. Only Ballard could have produced it.’ Sunday Express
‘In this tautly paced thriller he brilliantly details how man's darker side derails a vast experiment in living, and shows the dangers of a near-future in which going mad is the only way of staying sane.’ Daily Mail
‘Vintage Ballard, a gripping blend of stylised thriller and fantastic imaginings.’ Guardian
A high-tech business park on the Mediterranean coast is the setting for crime of the most disturbing kind in this extraordinary new bestseller from the writer widely regarded as Britain’s No 1 living novelist – author of Cocaine Nights.
Paul Sinclair and his bright young wife Jane drive down to the south of France in his vintage Jaguar so that she can take up a post as doctor to the new community of Eden-Olympia, just above Cannes.
Multinational companies and their sharpest executives have converged on this high-tech business park, tempted by its location and facilities, by its efficiency and its security, and by something far more disquieting. According to its resident psychologist, Wilder Penrose, the community is ‘a huge experiment in how to hothouse the future...an ideas laboratory for the new millennium’. In such a place, he claims, one is absolutely free to ‘board the escalator of possibility’. Jane does just that. But Paul hesitates before boarding, pausing to look around.
He finds what he sees mystifying and unsettling; when he learns that he and his wife have been housed in a villa whose previous occupant had been driven to massacre notable executives on a horrific shooting spree, he begins to look under the surface. For all the dawn-to-dusk hard work, for all its productivity and profits, Eden-Olympia is the venue for games of the most serious sort. So Paul joins in...
On one level ‘Super-Cannes’ is a romantic fable of a husband’s search for a lost wife. But far larger issues are involved that go to the heart of a new kind of social pathology. J.G. Ballard, Britain’s most consistently daring and surprising novelist, has again brought his powers of discovery and dissent, curiosity and wit, to a tale as pacey, gripping and illuminating as his previous bestseller, ‘Cocaine Nights’.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Versand:
EUR 5,59
Von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USA
Buchbeschreibung Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Artikel-Nr. GOR004083371
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Buchbeschreibung Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Super-Cannes This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Artikel-Nr. 7719-9780002258470
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: Good. A high-tech business park on the Mediterranean coast is the setting for crime of the most disturbing kind in this extraordinary new bestseller from the writer widely regarded as Britains No 1 living novelist author of Cocaine Nights. Paul Sinclair and his bright young wife Jane drive down to the south of France in his vintage Jaguar so that she can take up a post as doctor to the new community of Eden-Olympia, just above Cannes. Multinational companies and their sharpest executives have converged on this high-tech business park, tempted by its location and facilities, by its efficiency and its security, and by something far more disquieting. According to its resident psychologist, Wilder Penrose, the community is a huge experiment in how to hothouse the futurean ideas laboratory for the new millennium. In such a place, he claims, one is absolutely free to board the escalator of possibility. Jane does just that. But Paul hesitates before boarding, pausing to look around. He finds what he sees mystifying and unsettling; when he learns that he and his wife have been housed in a villa whose previous occupant had been driven to massacre notable executives on a horrific shooting spree, he begins to look under the surface. For all the dawn-to-dusk hard work, for all its productivity and profits, Eden-Olympia is the venue for games of the most serious sort. So Paul joins in On one level Super-Cannes is a romantic fable of a husbands search for a lost wife. But far larger issues are involved that go to the heart of a new kind of social pathology. J.G. Ballard, Britains most consistently daring and surprising novelist, has again brought his powers of discovery and dissent, curiosity and wit, to a tale as pacey, gripping and illuminating as his previous bestseller, Cocaine Nights. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Artikel-Nr. GOR000930126
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A high-tech business park on the Mediterranean coast is the setting for crime of the most disturbing kind in this extraordinary new bestseller from the writer widely regarded as Britains No 1 living novelist author of Cocaine Nights. Paul Sinclair and his bright young wife Jane drive down to the south of France in his vintage Jaguar so that she can take up a post as doctor to the new community of Eden-Olympia, just above Cannes. Multinational companies and their sharpest executives have converged on this high-tech business park, tempted by its location and facilities, by its efficiency and its security, and by something far more disquieting. According to its resident psychologist, Wilder Penrose, the community is a huge experiment in how to hothouse the futurean ideas laboratory for the new millennium. In such a place, he claims, one is absolutely free to board the escalator of possibility. Jane does just that. But Paul hesitates before boarding, pausing to look around. He finds what he sees mystifying and unsettling; when he learns that he and his wife have been housed in a villa whose previous occupant had been driven to massacre notable executives on a horrific shooting spree, he begins to look under the surface. For all the dawn-to-dusk hard work, for all its productivity and profits, Eden-Olympia is the venue for games of the most serious sort. So Paul joins in On one level Super-Cannes is a romantic fable of a husbands search for a lost wife. But far larger issues are involved that go to the heart of a new kind of social pathology. J.G. Ballard, Britains most consistently daring and surprising novelist, has again brought his powers of discovery and dissent, curiosity and wit, to a tale as pacey, gripping and illuminating as his previous bestseller, Cocaine Nights. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR001227832
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Buchbeschreibung Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Artikel-Nr. wbs5043803784
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Buchbeschreibung Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with a little wrinkling at the top of the spine. Artikel-Nr. 307535
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Buchbeschreibung First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 391 pages. A later novel from the author of "Crash," "High Rise" and numerous other books. A near fine copy with some minor wear and some toning to the pages and in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Signed by Ballard on the title page. Artikel-Nr. 198116
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Buchbeschreibung Hardcover. Zustand: Very good +. First edition. SIGNED. 391 pp. Octavo. [21.5 cm]. Black cloth over boards with silver stamped title on spine. Corners and head/tail of spine are bumped. Page block is just beginning to separate from binding. Original dust jacket is in very good condition. It is heavily creased at top fore edge and has a [1 cm] closed tear at head of spine on front cover. "Signed copy" sticker from prior seller on front cover of dust jacket. Signed by the author in blue ink on the title page. Ballard is most known for his controversial 1967 novel Crash, which was adapted into a David Cronenberg film in 1996. Super-Cannes is often paired with Cocaine Nights, which Ballard published four years earlier. Both novels are characteristic of Ballard's shift from science fiction to the mystery and crime genre. Super-Cannes follows young pediatrician Jane as she navigates an elite utopia in France. Under the facade of perfection lies a seedy, violent, and hedonistic undercurrent. The book earned Ballard the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Artikel-Nr. 63599
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren