Paperback
Published June 6, 1988 by Carroll & Graf Publishers.
High-Rise is a 1975 novel by British writer J. G. Ballard. The story describes the disintegration of a luxury high-rise building as its affluent residents gradually descend into violent chaos. As with Ballard's previous novels Crash (1973) and Concrete Island (1974), High-Rise inquires into the ways in which modern social and technological landscapes could alter the human psyche in provocative and hitherto unexplored ways. It was adapted into a film of the same name, in 2015, by director Ben Wheatley.
Francamente non sono mai riuscito ad entrare nel ritmo della narrazione. Ho fatto fatica a finirlo
Excellent, although somewhat dated tale. Urban micro-dystopian story concentrating on a single apt. building and briefly mentioning it's immediate surroundings. There are obvious references to what seems like suburban England and the story alludes to some of the themes seen elsewhere in BallardWorld. Main character is not really sympathetic, but is no worse than the others. There was a film at some point which I can recommend.
