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Day of Creation - J.G. Ballard

Description: ISBN 0586201009 / Author: J G Ballard / Genre: Fiction

Newest Review: ... tropically, hypnotically vivid/affecting/sick that it doesn't matter. This is typical Ballard, but that isn't a ... more

... criticism, because typical Ballard is luxuriant growth overwhelming normal life, followed by spectacular decay, seen through the eyes of obsessive/neurotic characters, and he rings the changes on this theme cleverly. In this book, the growth is the magical appearance of a vast river flowing through the desert of northern Africa. The man responsible for the river's appearance, a doctor, is obsessed with finding the river's source and sails up it in a boat accompanied by a teenaged African girl. The river brings lif...more

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Day of Creation - J.G. Ballard: Roman-Fleuve (191 words)
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The Day of Creation, J.G. Ballard I'm not sure that Ballard is a "good" writer, in the sense of being a discriminating and careful stylist, avoiding clumsiness and cliche, but his imagery is so relentlessly, tropically, hypnotically vivid/affecting/sick that it doesn't matter. This is typical Ballard, but that isn't a criticism, because typical Ballard is luxuriant growth overwhelming normal life, followed by spectacular decay, seen through the eyes of obsessive/neurotic characters, and he rings the changes on this theme cleverly. In this book, the growth is the magical appearance of a vast river flowing through the desert of northern ... Read the complete review