Today is the 40th anniversary of the publication of what the Times calls J.G. Ballard’s ‘finest novel’, High-Rise. The compelling and unnerving tale of what happens when life in a luxury apartment building descends into chaos, High-Rise has never been more relevant, in a world where luxury flat advertisements capture the Ballardian essence far more completely than any earnest filmmaker ever could.
The 40-year milestone for this key Ballard text is being marked next year, with the release of Ben Wheatley’s film version starring Tom Hiddleston. As Ballard’s proud publisher, we’re fondly looking back at the designs which have graced the book over the years…
This month we’re celebrating our illustrated books, with our ‘Picture Perfect‘ theme. So the timing of this cover reveal couldn’t be better – feast your eyes on the beautiful pages of Michael Cunningham’s dark and perverse collection of fairytales A Wild Swan and Other Tales, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu.
Our second Cover Reveal of July features another book with an enthusiastic recommendation from horrormeister Stephen King – Consumed, the debut novel from cult film director David Cronenberg.
‘Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.’ – Oscar Wilde
