Harper Collins, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 288 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Edges foxed and browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0002237717. ISBN/EAN: 9780002237710. Dewey Code: 823.914 20. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB11008. . 9780002237710

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Ballard here writes a brilliant hybrid of autobiography and fiction. The sequel to The Empire of the Sun, this work puts his earlier account of a boy’s experiences in occupied Shanghai in the context of a lifetime. Ballard’s eye has never been more cinematic, and his writing, especially in the love scenes, is a masterful blend of the raw and the tender.

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Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: RB11008
Title: The Kindness of Women
Author: J.G. Ballard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0002237717
ISBN 13: 9780002237710
Publisher: Harper Collins
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1991
Keywords: BZDB1 Fiction; ISBN: 0002237717 EAN: 9780002237710 J.G. Ballard The Kindness of Women.

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