{"product_id":"rascacielos-tentaculo","title":"Skyscrapers","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ.G. Ballard does not write about distant futures; he writes about the distorted present. \u003ci\u003eHigh-Rise\u003c\/i\u003e is his most brutal work, \u003cstrong\u003ea ruthless autopsy of class society\u003c\/strong\u003e and the thin layer of civilization that (barely) covers us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe premise is simple: a luxurious, ultra-modern skyscraper that offers\u003c\/strong\u003e its residents (doctors, lawyers, architects) \u003cstrong\u003eperfect isolation\u003c\/strong\u003e from the outside world. It is \u003cstrong\u003ea vertical utopia\u003c\/strong\u003e. But in Ballard's hands, this hermetic building becomes a psychological pressure cooker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe observe with almost clinical fascination how small squabbles (noise, parties, swimming pool use) escalate in a few days into open tribal warfare. \u003cstrong\u003eThe upper floors against the lower floors.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003eHigh-Rise\u003c\/i\u003e is a savage allegory demonstrating that, given the perfect circumstances, barbarism is not a regression, but the next logical step.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment on the 25th floor of a luxurious high-rise on the outskirts of London. The building, designed by visionary architect Anthony Royal (who lives in the penthouse), is a marvel of modern technology, equipped with a supermarket, swimming pool, bank, and school. It is a world unto itself, designed to isolate its thousand tenants from the outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut this vertical utopia quickly reveals its flaws. Small technical failures and minor social conflicts begin to fracture the community. Residents quickly divide into tribes according to the floor they live on, and the building becomes a battleground. Civilization crumbles floor by floor, giving way to violence, chaos, and a regression to the most primary instincts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ.G. Ballard (1930-2009) was a British writer born in Shanghai. He is one of the key figures of the \"New Wave\" of science fiction, known for his psychological dystopias and his focus on \"inner space\" rather than outer space. His childhood in a Japanese internment camp during World War II (narrated in his autobiographical novel \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e) deeply marked his worldview. Works such as \u003ci\u003eCrash\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Drowned World\u003c\/i\u003e explore the disintegration of the modern mind and the attraction to chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J.G. Ballard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alianza Editorial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788491810759\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alianza editorial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55195134067014,"sku":"Est1\/Bal3","price":18.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/5590\/3302\/files\/RascacielosA.webp?v=1762276192","url":"https:\/\/libreriacasadrojan.com\/en\/products\/rascacielos-tentaculo","provider":"Librería Casa Drojan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}