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J G Ballard

Praise for Vermilion Sands

Pure, weird pleasure

Los Angeles Times

Ballard's best and most characteristic work is in his early novels and short stories

New Statesman

The most significant English novelist of the second half of the 20th century

Will Self, Prospect

Pure, weird pleasure

Los Angeles Times

Ballard's best and most characteristic work is in his early novels and short stories

New Statesman

The most significant English novelist of the second half of the 20th century

Will Self, Prospect

Pure, weird pleasure

Los Angeles Times

Ballard's best and most characteristic work is in his early novels and short stories

New Statesman

The most significant English novelist of the second half of the 20th century

Will Self, Prospect

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What to read after The Handmaid’s Tale

What to read after The Handmaid’s Tale

Finished The Handmaid’s Tale and wondering whether to read another dystopian classic or something else entirely? Biding your time until The Testaments? We’re here to help