{"product_id":"concrete-island-paperback","title":"Concrete Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. G. Ballard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcrete Island\u003c\/i\u003e pays twisted homage to Defoe's \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a day in April, just after three o'clock in the afternoon, Robert Maitland's car crashes over the concrete parapet of a high-speed highway onto the island below, where he is injured and, finally, trapped. What begins as an almost ludicrous predicament soon turns into horror as Maitland--a wickedly modern Robinson Crusoe--realizes that, despite evidence of other inhabitants, this doomed terrain has become a mirror of his own mind. Seeking the dark outer rim of the everyday, Ballard weaves private catastrophe into an intensely specular allegory.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. G. Ballard \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, the underground classic \u003ci\u003eCrash\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kindness of Women\u003c\/i\u003e. He is revered as one of the most important writers of fiction to address the consequences of twentieth-century technology. He died in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739215007807,"sku":"9781250171528","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0055bc73bbd7aff39edee355c53ce1fb_b12bf80d-0964-4bb2-ab78-5e6672e34931.webp?v=1765155904","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/concrete-island-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}