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Myths of the Near Future (Paperback)

by J.G. Ballard (Author)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (21 April 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099334712
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099334712
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 14 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 488,256 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A collection of ten short stories originally written for magazines such as "Time Out" in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The settings include an American wasteland of drained swimming pools, lushest Knightsbridge, a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, and a suburb of Cape Kennedy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another masterpiece from a true visionary, 14 Dec 1999
By cockwekk@hotmail.com (Sydney Australia) - See all my reviews
MY introduction to Ballard, this book blew my mind like nothing I'd read before. Ballard's short stories from the 50's to the 80's are all essential for anyone who appreciates imaginative fiction, and this book is no exception. These are stunningly imaginative and perfectly constructed short stories. Ballard sets the standard by which all other short story writers must be judged.
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3.0 out of 5 stars It's Ballard, but not at his best, 4 Jul 2008
By Philip S. Gunns "Blackbeard" (Berkshire, England) - See all my reviews
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The various stories here encompass the range of Ballard's ideas and subjects prevalent in his work; alienation, the influence of technology, the questioning of sexual and social convention, dysfunctional psychologies, etc. it's all here.

Sadly although the quality of writing shows the promise of his best work, the direction and structure of some of these stories does not. Some of them are merely aimless or disappointing, but some of them are downright boring, which is not something I imagined myself writing about Ballard's work.

For fans, I can recommend these stories as accompaniments to the likes of the Atrocity Exhibition. For those new to Ballard's work, I would suggest starting with Crash instead, which is a masterpiece.
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