&sq=&lang=&file=File:Crash(1stEd).jpg) Cover of first edition (hardcover) by Bill Botten | |
| Author | J. G. Ballard |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Postmodern novel, transgressive fiction, dystopian |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | June 1973 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 0-224-00782-3 |
| OCLC | 797233 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.B1893 Cp PR6052.A46 |
| Preceded by | The Atrocity Exhibition |
| Followed by | Concrete Island |
Crash is a novel by British author J. G. Ballard, first published in 1973 with cover designed by Bill Botten. It follows a group of car-crash fetishists who, inspired by the famous crashes of celebrities, become sexually aroused by staging and participating in car accidents.
The novel was released to divided critical reception, with many reviewers horrified by its provocative content. It was adapted into a controversial 1996 film of the same name by David Cronenberg.