{"product_id":"9780586044568","title":"High-Rise","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Ballard, J. G., Beauman, Ned \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/01\/1998,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 272 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780586044568,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of ‘Crash’ and ‘Cocaine Nights’ comes an unnerving tale of life in a modern tower block running out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Within the concealing walls of an elegant forty-storey tower block, the affluent tenants are hell-bent on an orgy of destruction. Cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on ‘enemy’ floors and the once-luxurious amenities become an arena for riots and technological mayhem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this visionary tale of urban disillusionment society slips into a violent reverse as the isolated inhabitants of the high-rise, driven by primal urges, create a dystopian world ruled by the laws of the jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Iain Sinclair, Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697463001132,"sku":"9780586044568","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780586044568.jpg?v=1722595816","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780586044568","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}