{"product_id":"9780007287024","title":"Crash by Ballard, J. G., Smith, Zadie","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Ballard, J. G., Smith, Zadie \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 September 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers (Fourth Estate Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e191 x 131 x 14 | 150g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe definitive cult, post-modern novel – a shocking blend of violence, transgression and eroticism – reissued with an introduction from Zadie Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda it was almost a relief to find myself in an actual accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  When James Ballard smashes his car into another, he becomes fascinated with the allure of violence. His new friend Dr Robert Vaughan – a charismatic figure with a dubious sense of morality – leads him to a transgressive underworld of desire, where the collision of modernity and sex are pushed to the extremes. In a society ruled by mass-media and technological advancements, are there any limits to humanity’s obsessions?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burley Fisher Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63971670983033,"sku":"9780007287024","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/3385\/2310\/files\/9780007287024.jpg?v=1784026263","url":"https:\/\/burleyfisherbooks.com\/products\/9780007287024","provider":"Burley Fisher Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}