The Kindness of Women: A Novel
by:
J.G. Ballard (author)
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...
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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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312422844 (0312422849)
Publish date: November 27th 2007
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
A sequel to Empire of the Sun! I din't know about this at all. Thanks Cassiel for bringing it to my attention.
This semi-autobiographical book contains one of the more bizarre and memorable seduction scenes I've come across. He's just met the woman, and he's standing in her kitchen. He asks her if she's married. She says she's divorced, but her ex-husband comes round every week to wash his clothes in her was...
26 years ago
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