Crash [Paperback]

David Cronenberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

Set in a bleak, passionless world of multi-lane freeways, Crash presents the story of James Ballard and his wife Catherine, whose search for authentic experience leads them into the sump oil-soaked world of Vaughan, a renegade scientist who seeks sexual release by crashing into cars on the freeway, hoping in this way to achieve a new relationship between flesh and metal, man and machine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 67 pages
• Publisher: Faber & Faber (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571191274
• ISBN-13: 978-0571191277
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #743,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An entirely new form of Pornography., February 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Crash (Paperback)

And that's saying alot. When was the last time in literature we got to see something sexual that had never been thought of before? Very Chilling, Very perverse, and an extremely new way of looking at fetishism.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning! A must read for Ballard Fans!, August 1, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Crash (Paperback)

Released to coincide with the limited movie release, J.G. Ballard gives a stunning description of one man's obession with auto crashes after surviving his own accident. With brilliant descriptions and a brilliant touch Ballard takes you into a world of automotive love and the love of accidents like you've never seen before. A great weekend read, you won't be able to put this down. Erotic, thrilling, sad, moving