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BALLARD J G : The Kindness of Women

Harper Collins, London, 1991

ISBN 0002237717

8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. pale blue printed wraps, perfect bound, 286pp pencil price to first page. the sequel to Empire of the Sun, biographical novel.. Galley/Proof. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Trade Paperback. Jacket: No Jacket

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Ballard, J. G : The Kindness Of Women

HarperCollins Publishers, London, England, 1991

ISBN 0002237717

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 286 pages. The author's second autobiographical novel. The sequel to his great novel, "Empire of The Sun". The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the American Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents J. G. Ballard's "The Kindness of Women". Takes up where his beloved autobiographical novel leaves off. A telling portrait of the postwar years, it is notable for its searingly honest, sexually explicit yet surprisingly tender story of one man's extraordinary encounters with women and the sexual and emotional role they played in his formation as an adult. As such, it is Ballard, ever so prescient about radical (as well as incremental) change taking place in society, writing as a full-fledged feminist in the guise of "confessional" literature. If "Empire of The Sun", based entirely upon James ("Jim") Graham Ballard's harrowing childhood during the Second World War, was essentially about his "coming-of-age" and premature leap into adulthood, "The Kindness of Women" is about his precocious education as a virile but shy young man from older, more experienced, and kinder (that is, more worldly-wise) women, hailed by critics as J. G. Ballard's contemporary answer to Flaubert's "Sentimental Education". "One of the most intelligent voices in contemporary literature" (Susan Sontag). J. G. Ballard died on April 19, 2009 at the age of 78, the last of the great visionary writers of our time. An absolute "must-have" title for J. G. Ballard collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in blue ink-pen on the title page by J. G. Ballard. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a late-modern classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. J. G. Ballard's "The Day of Creation" was selected as one of the "One Hundred Best Novels of Modern Fantasy" by David Pringle. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER J. G. BALLARD TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0002237717.

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BALLARD**, J[ames] G[raham]: : THE KINDNESS OF WOMEN

LONDON.HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS,1991.

ISBN 0002237717.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.Neat, black ink gift presentation inscrptn with contemporary date (1/10/91) to ffe,price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj with both b/w,red+gilt edged lettering respectively; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Majority of any creasing is to top edges and head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj.Top edges silghtly aged/toned with slight dust-soiling and ubiquitous spotting,fore- edges also lightly aged/toned but brighter and crisper without spotting; contents bright,tight,clean - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp -cornered,publisher's original,plain red cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white eps - aforementioned inscrptn excepted.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,9-286pp [paginated] includes Pts I-III comprising 17 chapters, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table and Pts separator pages. J. G. Ballard's 'Empire of the Sun' is already established as one of the most important and popular novels of the postwar years: winner of literary prizes, a bestseller in many countries,and filmed by Steven Spielberg.Ballard's compelling account of a boy's life in Japanese-occupied wartime Shanghai,based on his own experiences,touched an enduring chord with millions of readers. 'The Kindness of Women' is so rich a work that it defies easy summary. It is a true novel of ideas: a portrait of the postwar world,wide-ranging in its settings and its concerns,and consistently inventive and penetrating in its insights. It is also the warmest and most passionate novel Ballard has ever written: a graphically honest but often surprisingly tender story.And,as before,Ballard - by putting himself in the centre of his own fiction - creates a remarkable and unflinchingly honest hybrid of autobiography and novel,truthful in its self-portrayal,fictional in its other characters and incidents. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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