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In this hallucinatory novel, the car provides the hellish tableau in which Vaughan, a "TV scientist" turned "nightmare angel of the highways," experiments with erotic atrocities among auto crash victims, each more sinister than the last. James Ballard, his friend and fellow obsessive, tells... read more
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VAUGHAN died yesterday in his last car-crash.
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This is book 345 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Castle of Crossed Destinies, and followed by The Honorary Consul.
This is book 40 of 100 in 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Lookout Cartridge, and followed by Midnight's Children.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Books Filmed By David Cronenberg. (community list)
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- J. G. Ballard (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Farrar
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1973
ISBN: 0374130728
Page Count: 223
Publisher: Farrar
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1973
ISBN: 0374130728
Page Count: 223
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- Dewey: 823.914
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