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Concrete Island

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Concrete Island Synopsis

A chilling novel that pays twisted homage to Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe'. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman.

Robert Maitland, a 35 year-old architect, is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a temporary barrier he finds himself, dazed and disorientated, on a traffic island below three converging motorways. But when he tries to climb the embankment or flag-down a passing car for help it proves impossible - and he finds himself imprisoned on the concrete island. Maitland must survive using only what he can find in his crashed car.

As in all Ballard's best work 'Concrete Island' provides an unnerving study of our modern lives and world. With his alienating, 'Ballardian' view of normal events, this is a unique novel from one of the twentieth century's finest writers.

This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard's works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Zadie Smith, Adam Philips, Adam Thirlwell and Robert Macfarlane) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.

About This Edition

ISBN: 9780007287048
Publication date: 28th August 2014
Author: J G Ballard
Publisher: 4th Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 176 pages
Genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration
Narrative theme: Sense of place
Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages
Psychological thriller
Action Adventure
Science Fiction