{"product_id":"9783031730962","title":"J. G. Ballard's \"Crash\"","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eJ. G. Ballard's \"Crash\"\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul March-Russell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Modern \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ.G. Ballard's \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e (1973) remains a byword for transgression in literature: declared 'too disgusting for words' upon publication. The basis for David Cronenberg's equally provocative film, \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e has been regarded variously as the apotheosis of New Wave science fiction, the ur-source for postmodernism, a transhumanist manifesto, and a pornographic masterpiece in the tradition of Sade and Bataille. This revisionist account, based on previously unexplored archive material, shatters the myths that have accrued around this tantalising work whilst also revealing why it continues to inspire writers, artists, musicians and filmmakers in the 21st century. The book vividly reconstructs how Ballard came to write \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e, the cultural landscape in which it was written, the effect of its reception, and the toll it took on its author. New perspectives reveal how \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e reworks surrealist anthropology, evolutionary theory, and pornographic imagery in order to expose a society addicted to the abuse of power, the silencing of others, and its own environmental destruction. As Ballard later admitted, he 'must have been mad' to write \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul March-Russell \u003c\/strong\u003eis editor of \u003cem\u003eFoundation: The International Review of Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e and co-founder with Una McCormack of the feminist imprint Gold SF. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eThe Short Story: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), \u003cem\u003eModernism and Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), and with Andrew M. Butler, \u003cem\u003eRendezvous with Arthur C. Clarke: Centenary Essays\u003c\/em\u003e (2022). \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 November 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031730962\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e89\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51026350702732,"sku":"9783031730962","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031730962.jpg?v=1782428672","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031730962","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}