Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #720813 in Books
• Published on: 1981-11-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 225 pages

From the Publisher
Reviews
"A remarkable piece of invention, a flight from the world of the familair and the real into the exotic universe of dream and desire... dense and erotic and magical, a pleasure to read." Malcolm Bradbury, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"Extraordinary...there is no doubt of the intensity and originality of the imagination that conceived the scenes of Shepperton transformed into a paradise...far beyond the scope of most novelists." SPECTATOR

"One of the most startling and original novelists. Extremely witty, Ballard's most optimistic book contains some of his strongest, most vivid prose...exuberant fantasy." TIME OUT

"A remarkable fantastist...rich, seductive...Ballard's eloquence is as lush as the flowering vines he hangs from his multi-storey garages." OBSERVER

Customer Reviews

impressionistic dream painting
An incredible impressionistic dream painting which soars by with a grace and spendour other writers fail to apsire to. Ballard explorers strong ethical and religeous themes in his genetic re-engineering of Shepperton, styled with beguilingly taught yet descriptive prose. Exactly what Ballard is driving at is tough to decipher but the writing is so addictive and the narrative so packed with subtle allusions, shifts and metaphor its a novel which carries you triumphantly to the finish. The more Ballard I read the more I am in awe of the man's genius and incredible visions of contemporary society. Ballard is so good once youv've read one you want to read the rest !

The dream of the Sun
This strange, hauntingly beautiful book finds author Ballard mytholigizing his hometown of Shepperton, England. Blake, the protagonist, has stolen a light aircraft but soon crashes it into the Thames. Emerging miraculously from the submerged wreckage of the plane, he is embraced by the citizens of this small community as if risen from the dead. He soon finds himself vested with messianic powers which he uses to transform Shepperton into a surreal paradise. Cryptically yet powerfully written, The Unlimited Dream Company further justifies the superlatives bestowed upon the work of this fine, underheralded author.

Sexual Religious Myth
This book is for everyone who likes the magnificent style of Ballard. We have a man in center, who starts of trying to kill his girlfriend, then escapes in a stolen plane. It crashes in a small community. He should have died, but didn't, or did he? It changes him into a pure sexual being. A sexual being that is closer to God, than man. He can now fly, and flying is something man has craved for ever since, he saw birds freedom for the first time. The community want him, and he wants them. Fantastic.