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The Atrocity Exhibition by J. G. Ballard is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Atrocity Exhibition about?

The Atrocity Exhibition is an experimental novel of linked stories or “condensed novels” by British writer J.G. Ballard. Genre is experimental, science-fiction, dystopian, speculative fiction. It is J.G. Ballard's most complex, disturbing work, with fabulous photos by Ana Barrado and artwork by Phoebe Gloeckner.Review“...the amazing 1980 RE/Search edition, an unsettling large-format juxtaposition of a newly Ballard-annotated text against deftly detourned medical illustrations and photographs of modern architecture. Likely the perfect form of an edifice of deconstructed experience of the 20th century.”— Goodreads, Nate D“... The Atrocity Exhibition is a profound book in which a man’s fragmented self explores the post-modern era of Hollywood stars, art icons, Pop celebs and Congo massacres, WW3 (yes) bomber pilots, pornography (the ultimate form of scientific exploration of the human body). The main character’s several identities set off in search of a meaning—a journey through the chaotic orgy of madness and violence taking place all around him (and us) at any given moment. All we vaguely know is that our man is a doctor, possibly a psychiatrist or a neurologist. Then his psyche, ha

Who reads The Atrocity Exhibition?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
J. G. Ballard
Publisher
RE/Search Publications
Published
1990
Language
EN
ISBN
9780940642195
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction
Rating
3.83 / 5 (3,333 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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