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High-Rise Quotes Showing of “They thrived on the rapid turnover of acquaintances, the lack of involvement with others, and the total self-sufficiency of lives which, needing nothing, were never dissapointed.”. ― J.G. Ballard, High-Rise. tags: acquaintances, ballard, dissapointment, high-rise, j-g-ballard, james-graham. In High-Rise, Ballard has created an isolated environment for the close study of how an ultra-modern apartment block can transform its denizens into a new, aggressive society based on the premise that living in a motherly machine will allow your neurons to re-wire into whatever psycho state you've been unconsciously repressing in the "real" world -- that place Ballard believes is the ultimate fiction. (Book from books) - High Rise, J.G. Ballard (James Graham Ballard) High-Rise is a 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/5(K).

HIGH-RISE is one hell of an engaging story, read with voyeuristic excitement, and with a strong theme that civilization is a thin veneer on humanity's animal past. Ballard suffered as a child in a Japanese internment camp in Shanghai in WW2, and was highly impressed by how a sudden world-ending event so quickly transformed the people he knew. High-Rise PDF Book by J.G. Ballard () Download or Read Online Free. Author: J.G. Ballard | Submitted by: Maria Garcia | Views | View Chapter List | Add a Review High-Rise PDF book by J.G. Ballard Read Online or Free Download in ePUB, PDF or MOBI eBooks. Published in the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in fiction, science fiction books. High-Rise Quotes Showing of "They thrived on the rapid turnover of acquaintances, the lack of involvement with others, and the total self-sufficiency of lives which, needing nothing, were never dissapointed.". ― J.G. Ballard, High-Rise. tags: acquaintances, ballard, dissapointment, high-rise, j-g-ballard, james-graham.

J G Ballard’s High-Rise, published 40 years ago and soon to be seen on cinema screens in a film adaptation directed by Ben Wheatley, begins with one of the most arresting first sentences in 20th. High-Rise is a 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. The story describes the disintegration of a luxury high-rise building as its affluent residents gradually descend into violent chaos. In High-Rise, Ballard has created an isolated environment for the close study of how an ultra-modern apartment block can transform its denizens into a new, aggressive society based on the premise that living in a motherly machine will allow your neurons to re-wire into whatever psycho state you've been unconsciously repressing in the "real" world -- that place Ballard believes is the ultimate fiction.