High-Rise (novel)
High-Rise is a 1975 novel by British writer J. G. Ballard. The story describes the disintegration of a luxury high-rise building as its affluent residents gradually descend into violent chaos. As with Ballard's previous novels Crash (1973) and Concrete Island (1974), High-Rise inquires into the ways in which modern social and technological landscapes could alter the human psyche in provocative and hitherto unexplored ways. It was adapted into a film of the same name, in 2015, by director Ben Wheatley.
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| Author | J. G. Ballard |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Dystopian, thriller |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 204 |
| ISBN | 0-224-01168-5 |
| OCLC | 1993557 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.B1893 Hi PR6052.A46 |
| Preceded by | Concrete Island (1974) |
| Followed by | The Unlimited Dream Company (1979) |
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