{"product_id":"the-crystal-world","title":"The Crystal World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSYNOPSIS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom J. G. Ballard, author of ‘Crash’ and ‘Cocaine Nights’ comes his extraordinary vision of an African forest that turns all in its path to crystal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a ‘leaking’ of time, the West African jungle starts to crystallize. Trees metamorphose into enormous jewels. Crocodiles encased in second glittering skins lurch down the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePythons with huge blind gemstone eyes rear in heraldic poses. Most flee the area in terror, afraid to face a catastrophe they cannot understand. But some, dazzled and strangely entranced, remain to drift through this dreamworld forest: a doctor in pursuit of his ex-mistress, an enigmatic Jesuit wielding a crystal cross and a tribe of lepers searching for Paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this tour de force of the imagination, Ballard transports the reader into one of his most unforgettable landscapes. This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including James Lever, Ali Smith, Hari Kunzru and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54067415908635,"sku":"9780586024195","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2533\/7627\/files\/9780586024195.jpg?v=1790721108","url":"https:\/\/www.anpb.co.uk\/products\/the-crystal-world","provider":"A Novel Place Bookshop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}