The Necessary Ballard

A Listmania! list by Vittorio Caffè (Rome, Italy)
 
Harper Perennial Modern Classics - Empire of the Sun
1.  Harper Perennial Modern Classics - Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard
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  "His most famous novel, and a good starting point"
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Crash
2.  Crash by J. G. Ballard
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  "Strong stuff: his most perverted novel. Our sexual relations with cars..."
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The Drowned World
3.  The Drowned World by J. G. Ballard
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  "Ballard's lyrical side. A mesmerizing vision."
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The Atrocity Exhibition: Annotated (Flamingo Modern Classics)
4.  The Atrocity Exhibition: Annotated (Flamingo Modern Classics) by J. G. Ballard
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  "His avantgarde book: 'The Author is Beyond Psychiatric Help,' said a reviewer"
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High-Rise
5.  High-Rise by J. G. Ballard
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  "Merciless social allegory: bleak and powerful"
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The Complete Short Stories: Volume 1: v. 1
6.  The Complete Short Stories: Volume 1: v. 1 by J. G. Ballard
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  "As a novelist he's excellent, but as a short story writer he's a genius."
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The Complete Short Stories: Volume 2: v. 2
7.  The Complete Short Stories: Volume 2: v. 2 by J. G. Ballard
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  "See the previous item..."
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The Kindness of Women
8.  The Kindness of Women by J. G. Ballard
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  "His best novel. If it's a novel. But reading after you've read something else."
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Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton : an Autobiography
9.  Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton : an Autobiography by J. G. Ballard
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  "His autobiography: witty and beguilingly simple"
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Concrete Island
10.  Concrete Island by J. G. Ballard
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  "Stranded in a traffic island... Ballard's own version of Robinson Crusoe"
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Hello America
11.  Hello America by J. G. Ballard
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  "His underrated masterpiece: Read it the next time the US bomb someone..."
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Super-Cannes
12.  Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard
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  "Corporate Nightmare"
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The Crystal World (Flamingo Modern Classic)
13.  The Crystal World (Flamingo Modern Classic) by J. G. Ballard
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  "When Ballard wrote science-fiction... he was already a master of the British fiction"
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The Drought
14.  The Drought by J. G. Ballard
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  "Another underrated masterpiece: visionary science-fiction..."
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Kingdom Come
15.  Kingdom Come by J. G. Ballard
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  "Reviewers didn't like it, but don't believe them: Ballard can still shock!"
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Last updated: 30/11/2008
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