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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date October 1, 1991
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780374181109
ISBN-10 0374181101
Availability§ Out of Print
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $19.95
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Jim tries to find satisfaction by plunging himself body and soul into the chaos of the 1960s, experimenting with his cultural, social, and sexual self
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In this sequel to his award-winning Empire of the Sun, young James returns to England at the end of World War II. He stumbles through medical study at Cambridge, trains briefly as an RAF pilot in Canada, and marries. When his wife dies suddenly, Jim is thrust into the violence and sexual promiscuity of the sixties. Penetrating and wise, J. G. Ballard's biting social commentary and pushing of boundaries make this semi-autobiographical novel a small classic.



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Hardcover
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from Farrar Straus & Giroux (October 1, 1991)
9780374181109 | details & prices | List price $19.95
About: Jim tries to find satisfaction by plunging himself body and soul into the chaos of the 1960s, experimenting with his cultural, social, and sexual self
Paperback
Book cover for 9780156471145 Book cover for 9780312422844
 
from Picador USA (November 27, 2007)
9780312422844 | details & prices | 343 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $22.00
About: In this sequel to his award-winning Empire of the Sun, young James returns to England at the end of World War II.
Reprint edition from Harcourt (April 1, 1993)
9780156471145 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $13.00
About: Ballard here writes a brilliant hybrid of autobiography and fiction.

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