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High-Rise

by J. G. Ballard

Class conflict inside a sealed vertical world

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Class conflict inside a sealed vertical world

A luxurious apartment tower becomes the setting for a class conflict that turns inward: elevators and shared floors become contested territory, while social gatherings give way to attacks between residents. The building’s enclosed, highly stratified environment brings the novel’s central tension into focus, as its inhabitants abandon familiar social rules and move toward a more primal order. The premise combines science-fictional speculation with a study of how divisions within a community can reshape everyday spaces and relationships.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in science fiction centered on social conflict and enclosed settings.
  • Readers drawn to stories about class divisions and the breakdown of social order.

Themes

Class conflictSocial breakdownUrban isolationPrimal behavior

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Book overview

When a class war erupts inside a luxurious apartment block, modern elevators become violent battlegrounds and cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on "enemy" floors. In this visionary tale, human society slips into violent reverse as once-peaceful residents, driven by primal urges, re-create a world ruled by the laws of the jungle.
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