In the following essay, Luckhurst analyses Ballard's “signature” style, as exemplified in the stories of Vermilion Sands. According to Luckhurst, Ballard “seduces” t...
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In the following essay, Schuyler explores the Jungian symbolism of Vermilion Sands.
The Stories
The stage is set in “The Cloud-Sculptors of Coral D.” The narrator, a Major Parker, is ...
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Critical Essay by Roger Luckhurst
