Disaster Area

Published in 1967 by Jonathan Cape, The Disaster Area is a collection of nine short stories by J.G. Ballard and features the author's growing critique of consumer capitalism and urban alienation. Key inclusions are "The Subliminal Man" (1963), a prescient dystopia in which giant roadside advertisements transmit invisible commands that drive compulsive consumption, and "The Concentration City" (1957), which depicts a claustrophobic, globe-spanning metropolis where travel beyond the city limits is mathematically impossible. The collection also features "Manhole 69" (1957), a psychological horror story concerning a surgical experiment to eliminate the need for sleep.

Includes: "Storm-Bird, Storm-Dreamer" (1966), "The Concentration City" (1957), "The Subliminal Man" (1963), "Now Wakes the Sea" (1963), "Minus One" (1963), "Mr F. is Mr F." (1961), "Zone of Terror" (1960), "Manhole 69" (1957), and "The Impossible Man" (1966)

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, black cloth-covered boards, with silver lettering on spine. London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. #10621.
Near fine in near fine dust jacket with some light fading to spine.