{"product_id":"crash","title":"Crash","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe definitive cult, post-modern novel - a shocking blend of violence, transgression and eroticism - reissued with an introduction from Zadie Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e\n              \u003cem\u003eAfter being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda it was almost a relief to find myself in an actual accident.\u003c\/em\u003e\n            \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eWhen James Ballard smashes his car into another, he becomes fascinated with the allure of violence. His new friend Dr Robert Vaughan - a charismatic figure with a dubious sense of morality - leads him to a transgressive underworld of desire, where the collision of modernity and sex are pushed to the extremes. In a society ruled by mass-media and technological advancements, are there any limits to humanity's obsessions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 208 pages | Published January 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fourth Estate Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63168171180381,"sku":"9780007287024","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780007287024.jpg?v=1769006019","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/crash","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}