{"product_id":"9780007287048_concrete-island","title":"Concrete Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eA chilling novel that pays twisted homage to Defoe’s ‘Robinson Crusoe’. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Maitland, a 35 year-old architect, is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a temporary barrier he finds himself, dazed and disorientated, on a traffic island below three converging motorways. But when he tries to climb the embankment or flag-down a passing car for help it proves impossible – and he finds himself imprisoned on the concrete island. Maitland must survive using only what he can find in his crashed car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs in all Ballard’s best work ‘Concrete Island’ provides an unnerving study of our modern lives and world. With his alienating, ‘Ballardian’ view of normal events, this is a unique novel from one of the twentieth century’s finest writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Zadie Smith, Adam Philips, Adam Thirlwell and Robert Macfarlane) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J G Ballard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895371190421,"sku":"9780007287048","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007287048_1051fc3d-0f3e-4f16-8cfd-46d9ffd3742b.jpg?v=1776888516","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007287048_concrete-island","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}