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Can I read The Crystal World on EtoBox?
The Crystal World by J. G. Ballard, JG BALLARD, J. G. Ballard is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Crystal World about?
From J. G. Ballard, author of 'Crash' and 'Cocaine Nights' comes his extraordinary vision of an African forest that turns all in its path to crystal. Through a 'leaking' of time, the West African jungle starts to crystallize. Trees metamorphose into enormous jewels. Crocodiles encased in second glittering skins lurch down the river. Pythons with huge blind gemstone eyes rear in heraldic poses. Most flee the area in terror, afraid to face a catastrophe they cannot understand. But some, dazzled and strangely entranced, remain to drift through this dreamworld forest: a doctor in pursuit of his ex-mistress, an enigmatic Jesuit wielding a crystal cross and a tribe of lepers searching for Paradise. In this tour de force of the imagination, Ballard transports the reader into one of his most unforgettable landscapes.
Who reads The Crystal World?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- J. G. Ballard, JG BALLARD, J. G. Ballard
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780007374892
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
- Rating
- 3.64 / 5 (147 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14