The Wind from Nowhere
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| The Wind From Nowhere | |
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 Cover to the first edition |
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| Author(s) | J. G. Ballard |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Berkley Books |
| Publication date | 1961 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
The Wind from Nowhere, first published in 1961 is the debut novel by English author J.G. Ballard. Prior to this, his published work had consisted solely of short stories.
The novel was the first of a series of Ballard novels dealing with scenarios of 'natural disaster', in this case seeing civilization reduced to ruins by prolonged worldwide hurricane force winds.
As an added dimension Ballard explores the ways in which disaster and tragedy can bond people together in ways that no normal experiences ever could. This, too, is a recurring theme in his works, making one of its first appearances here.
Written in ten days, Ballard later dismissed this novel as a "piece of hackwork",[1] referring instead to The Drowned World as his first novel.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ Stuart Pringle, JG Ballard (January 1975). "Interviews: 4 January 1975, part 2". Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ Simon Sellars (Oct 10th, 2006). "The Wind From Nowhere (1961)". Ballardian. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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