{"product_id":"selected-nonfiction-19622007","title":"Selected Nonfiction, 19622007","description":"\u003cp\u003eJ. G. BallardS Collected Nonfiction From 1962 To 2007, Mapping The Cultural Obsessions, Experiences, And Insights Of One Of The Most Original Minds Of His Generation.J. G. Ballard Was A Colossal Figure In English Literature And An Imaginative Force Of The Twentieth Century. Alongside Seminal NovelsFrom The Notorious Crash (1973) To The SemiAutobiographical Empire Of The Sun (1984)Ballard Was A SoughtAfter Reviewer And Commentator, Publishing Journalism, Memoir, And Cultural Criticism In A Variety Of Forms. This Volume Collects The Most Significant Short Nonfiction Of BallardS FiftyYear Career, Extending The Range Of The Only Previous Collection Of His Nonfiction, A UserS Guide To The Millennium (1996), Which Selected Essays And Reviews Published Between 1962 And 1995.A Decade On From BallardS Death In 2009, A New Generation Of Readers Needs A New Collection. In The Period Following A UserS Guide, BallardS Writing Addressed 9\/11, British Politics From New Labour Onward, And What He Termed The Rise Of Soft FascismA Diagnosis That Maintains Its Relevance Amid A Shift Toward Right Populism In European And Us Politics. Beautifully Edited By Ballard Scholar And Novelist Mark Blacklock, This Volume Includes BallardS Editorials And Manifestos; Commentaries On His Own Work; Commentaries On The Work Of Others; Reviews; And More. Above All, It Makes The Case For The Currency Of BallardS Work At A Contemporary Juncture At Which So Many Of His Diagnoses Concerning The Media And Politics Have Become Apparent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mit Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47953234657525,"sku":"DADAX0262553945","price":41.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71HOGYMUYJL.jpg?v=1775489063","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/selected-nonfiction-19622007","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}