The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard
Autor Christopher Priest, Nina Allanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 aug 2027
'A brave and moving book' -- Adam Sisman, the Guardian
'Fascinating...very timely.' -- Sunday Times
J. G. Ballard's novels are among the finest and most unusual fiction that has ever been published. Whether in the hyper-surrealism of High-Rise or the erotic violence of Crash, he upended the morality and reality of our world.
As a young writer, it had been Ballard's stories, most of all, that had helped cement Christopher Priest's passion for science fiction. He set out to write a biography that would make people understand what he already knew: that J. G. Ballard wasn't just a cult writer - he was one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.
In 2024, Christopher died. He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the same disease that killed Ballard.
When Nina Allan first met Christopher, they bonded over their love for Ballard's writing. When it became clear that Christopher would not have time to finish this biography, Nina promised him that she would complete it. If the book began as a tribute from Priest to Ballard, it is now also a love story written by Nina for Christopher. With access to never-before-seen material, The Illuminated Man explores the history and themes of Ballard's life and - with Ballardian strangeness - celebrates and mourns for those that are gone.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781399417501
ISBN-10: 1399417509
Pagini: 496
Ilustrații: 8-page black and white plate section
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1399417509
Pagini: 496
Ilustrații: 8-page black and white plate section
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Cuprins
PROLOGUE: 'The White Hotel'
Introduction: 'The Paradises of the Sun'
1. 'Journey Towards the Rain Planet'
2. 'The Eve of Pearl Harbor'
3. 'A Landscape of Airfields'
4. 'A New Arrival'
5. 'The Man with the White Smile'
6. 'The Abandoned Aerodrome'
7. 'The Unlimited Dream Company'
8. 'Exit Strategies'
9. 'Out of the Night and into the Dream'
10. 'Danger in the Streets of the Sky'
ELEVEN. 'The Children's Sanctuary'
12. 'The Naming of New Things'
THIRTEEN. 'Appointment with a Revolution'
FOURTEEN. 'The Sign of the Crab'
15. 'The Depot of Dreams'
SIXTEEN. 'Preparations for Departure'
17. 'A Season for Assassins'
EIGHTEEN. 'The House of Women'
19. 'The Burning Car'
20. 'The Causeways of the Sun'
21. 'A Decline in Property Values'
22. 'The Evening's Entertainment'
23. 'Giving Himself to the Sun'
24. 'The Great American Desert'
TWENTY-FIVE. 'The Third Nile'
26. 'Through the Crash Barrier'
27. 'I Give Myself Away'
TWENTY-EIGHT. 'The Road to Shanghai'
29. 'The Predatory Birds'
THIRTY. 'Too Soon, Too Late'
THIRTY-ONE. 'The Upholstered Apocalypse'
THIRTY-TWO. 'Absolute Zero'
THIRTY-THREE. 'A Task Completed'
THIRTY-FOUR. 'The Illuminated Man'
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Chapter Titles
Notes
Photo permissions
Index
Introduction: 'The Paradises of the Sun'
1. 'Journey Towards the Rain Planet'
2. 'The Eve of Pearl Harbor'
3. 'A Landscape of Airfields'
4. 'A New Arrival'
5. 'The Man with the White Smile'
6. 'The Abandoned Aerodrome'
7. 'The Unlimited Dream Company'
8. 'Exit Strategies'
9. 'Out of the Night and into the Dream'
10. 'Danger in the Streets of the Sky'
ELEVEN. 'The Children's Sanctuary'
12. 'The Naming of New Things'
THIRTEEN. 'Appointment with a Revolution'
FOURTEEN. 'The Sign of the Crab'
15. 'The Depot of Dreams'
SIXTEEN. 'Preparations for Departure'
17. 'A Season for Assassins'
EIGHTEEN. 'The House of Women'
19. 'The Burning Car'
20. 'The Causeways of the Sun'
21. 'A Decline in Property Values'
22. 'The Evening's Entertainment'
23. 'Giving Himself to the Sun'
24. 'The Great American Desert'
TWENTY-FIVE. 'The Third Nile'
26. 'Through the Crash Barrier'
27. 'I Give Myself Away'
TWENTY-EIGHT. 'The Road to Shanghai'
29. 'The Predatory Birds'
THIRTY. 'Too Soon, Too Late'
THIRTY-ONE. 'The Upholstered Apocalypse'
THIRTY-TWO. 'Absolute Zero'
THIRTY-THREE. 'A Task Completed'
THIRTY-FOUR. 'The Illuminated Man'
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Chapter Titles
Notes
Photo permissions
Index
Recenzii
A very timely book, and one that I hope will introduce new readers to a writer Priest rightly calls one of the greatest of the 20th century.
Christopher Priest's sympathetic biography, completed by his wife after his premature death, will enlighten new readers and maintain Ballard's reputation.
The best account yet of the life of one of the great English-language writers of the last century. Exemplary in detail and analysis, The Illuminated Mind is a page-turning portrait of an author whose work feels more bracingly relevant than ever.
A brave and moving book.
A remarkable document, a series of homages of authors to each other, written with intense insight and abundant care.
An invigorating read, richly stimulating and almost unbearably moving... simply unforgettable.
An engaging and frequently moving tribute to a writer honouring his self-imposed task to the last breath.
Exciting, too, to see a major UK publisher investing in an unconventional turn on an often stale and trudging genre.
The Illuminated Man does the job. It succeeds as a tribute to Ballard and to the abiding power of literature and ideas.
An incisive and moving new critical biography of one of the nuclear age's greatest visionaries.
A strange, poignant meditation on pain and art.
The book manages to get as close to the truth as anyone is likely to. Informative and inspiring.
Thoroughly researched, astutely observed and formally inventive.
A strange, occasionally devastating, but in the end quite lovely dual tribute.
Christopher Priest's sympathetic biography, completed by his wife after his premature death, will enlighten new readers and maintain Ballard's reputation.
The best account yet of the life of one of the great English-language writers of the last century. Exemplary in detail and analysis, The Illuminated Mind is a page-turning portrait of an author whose work feels more bracingly relevant than ever.
A brave and moving book.
A remarkable document, a series of homages of authors to each other, written with intense insight and abundant care.
An invigorating read, richly stimulating and almost unbearably moving... simply unforgettable.
An engaging and frequently moving tribute to a writer honouring his self-imposed task to the last breath.
Exciting, too, to see a major UK publisher investing in an unconventional turn on an often stale and trudging genre.
The Illuminated Man does the job. It succeeds as a tribute to Ballard and to the abiding power of literature and ideas.
An incisive and moving new critical biography of one of the nuclear age's greatest visionaries.
A strange, poignant meditation on pain and art.
The book manages to get as close to the truth as anyone is likely to. Informative and inspiring.
Thoroughly researched, astutely observed and formally inventive.
A strange, occasionally devastating, but in the end quite lovely dual tribute.
Notă biografică
Christopher Priest is the author of 18 novels, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and World Fantasy Award winner The Prestige, which was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film of the same name, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johannsson and David Bowie.
His prolific career in the half-century since publication of his first novel saw him named among the inaugural Granta Best Young British Novelists, alongside Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Pat Barker and Martin Amis. His journalism and reviews have appeared in The Times, the Guardian, the New Statesman, the TLS, the Washington Post and many more.
In 2017 he was the keynote speaker for the J. G. Ballard & The Sciences Conference at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.
He died in 2024, aged 80 years, leaving behind his partner, the novelist and critic Nina Allen.