num_pages: 358
description: First published in 1978, this collection of nineteen of Ballard's best short stories is as timely and informed as ever. His tales of the human psyche and its relationship to nature and technology, as viewed through a strong microscope, were eerily prescient and now provide greater perspective on our computer-dominated culture. Ballard's voice and vision have long served as a font of inspiration for today's cyber-punks, the authors and futurist who brought the information age into the mainstream.Contents:Introduction by Anthony BurgessBuild-UpManhole 69ChronopolisThe Voices of TimeDeep EndThe Overloaded ManBillenniumThe Garden of TimeThirteen to CentaurusThe Subliminal ManThe Cage of SandEnd-GameThe Drowned GiantThe Terminal BeachThe Cloud-Sculptors of Coral DThe Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered As a Downhill Motor RaceThe Atrocity ExhibitionPlan for the Assassination of Jacqueline KennedyWhy I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan
language: English
title: The Best Short Stories of J.G. Ballard
titlecomplete: The Best Short Stories of J.G. Ballard
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Cyberpunk, British Literature, Collections, Anthologies, Literature, Fantasy
ratings_count: 1588
publisher: Washington Square Press