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J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
About survival and loneliness, set in europe and big city.
“Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”
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Science fiction, about madness and totalitarianism.
“To evade this misery Prisoner B escapes - through his split personality - to a science fiction-like planet ruled by insects.”
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Father of LiesNovel
Brian Evensonstandalone novel1998
Horror, dark in tone, about madness.
“Evenson makes frequent use of dark humor and often features characters struggling with the limits and consequences of knowledge.”
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