{"product_id":"9780007346967_hello-america","title":"Hello America","description":"\u003cp\u003eA terrifying vision of the future from one of the twentieth century’s most renowned writers – J. G. Ballard, author of ‘Empire of the Sun’ and ‘Crash’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the energy crisis of the late twentieth-century America has been abandoned. Now, a century later, an expedition from Europe returns to the deserted continent. But America is unrecognisable – the Bering Strait has been dammed and the whole continent has become a desert, populated by isolated natives and the bizarre remnants of a disintegrated culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe expedition sets off from Manhattan on a cross-continent journey, through Holiday Inns and abandoned theme parks. They will uncover a shocking new power in the heart of Las Vegas in this unique vision of our world transformed.\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 Ned Beauman, Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. G. Ballard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284919337109,"sku":"9780007346967","price":13.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007346967.png?v=1776992140","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007346967_hello-america","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}