Super-Cannes

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Ali Smith. Super-Cannes

Super-Cannes. J.G. BALLARD

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Author’s Note

INTRODUCTION. BY ALI SMITH

1 Visitors to the Dream Palace

2 Dr Wilder Penrose

3 The Brainstorm

4 A Flying Accident

5 The English Girl

6 A Russian Intruder

7 Incident in a Car Park

8 The Alice Library

9 Glass Floors and White Walls

10 The Hit List

11 Thoughts of Saint-Exupéry

12 A Fast Drive to Nice Airport

13 A Decision to Stay

14 Riviera News

15 A Residential Prison

16 Widows and Memories

17 Refuge at La Bocca

18 The Street of Darkest Night

19 Elopement

20 The Grand Tour

21 Drugs and Deaths

22 The Roof Deck

23 The Confession

24 Blood Endures

25 The Cardin Foundation

26 Flying Again

27 Darkness Curves

28 Strains of Violence

29 The Therapy Programme

30 Nietzsche on the Beach

31 The Film Festival

32 A Dead Man’s Tuxedo

33 The Coast Road

34 Course Notes and a Tango

35 The Analysis

36 Confession

37 A Plan of Action

38 The High Air

39 A New Folklore

40 The Bedroom Camera

41 The Streetwalker

42 Last Assignment

The Enormous Space

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The road climbed the thickly wooded slopes to the north-east of the business park, cutting off our view of Cannes and the distant sea. We stopped at an unmanned security barrier, and Penrose tapped a three-digit number into the entry panel. The white metal trellis rose noiselessly, admitting us to an enclave of architect-designed houses, our home for the next six months. I peered through the wrought-iron gates at silent tennis courts and swimming pools waiting for their owners to return. Over the immaculate gardens hung the air of well-bred catatonia that only money can buy.

‘The medical staff…?’ Jane lowered her head, a little daunted by the imposing avenues. ‘They’re all here?’

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