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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"First published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux"--Title page verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>J. G. Ballard's fourth novel, which established his reputation as a writer of extraordinary talent and imaginative powers, tells the story of a physician specializing in the treatment of leprosy who is invited to a small outpost in the interior of Africa. Finding the roadways blocked, he takes to the river, and embarks on a frightening journey through a strange petrified forest whose area expands daily, affecting not only the physical environment but also its inhabitants.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Something magical and not to be missed."--<i>The Guardian</i></p><br><p>"Beautifully rendered...Ballard the poet in full ecstatic blast."--Anthony Burgess</p><br><p>"A haunting vision of diseased beauty...Ballard sustains it with extraordinary intensity."--<i>The Observer</i></p><br><p>"Ballard transports us once more into his own mystical, glittering and poetic universe."--<i>Sunday Telegraph</i></p><br><p>"The terrifying thing about Ballard is his logic; is this science fiction or history written ahead of its time?"--Len Deighton</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>J.G. Ballard</b> is the author of numerous books, including <i>Empire of the Sun</i>, the underground classic <i>Crash</i>, and <i>The Kindness of Women</i>. He is revered as one of the most important writers of fiction to address the consequences of twentieth-century technology. He died in 2009.

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