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Concrete island

J. G. Ballard · 1974 · Novel

Setting: contemporary (1970s London)

Synopsis

A 35-year-old architect is driving home from his London office when his car swerves and crashes onto a traffic island lying below three converging motorways. Uninjured, he climbs the embankment to seek help, but no one will stop for him and he is trapped on the island, where he remains.

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Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: Traffic accidentsSurvivalFiction in EnglishArchitectsFictionScience FictionTraffic accident victimsLong Now Manual for CivilizationFiction, generalLondon (england), fiction

isfdb_id: 3572

openlibrary_id: OL265518W

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