The Terminal Beach

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:none
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:none
gptkbp:author gptkb:J._G._Ballard
gptkbp:character_development psychological depth
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cover_art gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired discussions on technology
inspired discussions on human nature
inspired discussions on dystopia
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:The_Drowned_World
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Terminal Beach
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:David_Mitchell
gptkb:Dame_Margaret_Atwood
gptkb:Haruki_Murakami
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:modernism
surrealism
gptkbp:influences nuclear war
psychological trauma
gptkbp:is_available_in gptkb:printer
digital format
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-00-654202-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character a man named Edward
gptkbp:motif the passage of time
memory loss
desolation
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
gptkbp:next_edition 1964 edition
gptkbp:notable_quote " The past is a foreign country."
" The beach was a place of dreams."
" We are all prisoners of our memories."
gptkbp:page_count 192
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1964
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Gollancz
gptkbp:setting post-apocalyptic
a deserted island
gptkbp:style experimental
gptkbp:symbolism the ocean
the beach
the ruins
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set
isolation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:J._G._Ballard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4