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Crash

1973 novel by J. G. Ballard
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Summary

Crash is a written work[1]. Crash ranks in the top 2% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,308 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: J. G. Ballard[3]
  • Award received: 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4]
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape[5]
  • Genre: postmodern novel[6], transgressive fiction[7], erotic literature[8]
  • Follows: The Atrocity Exhibition[9]
  • Followed by: Concrete Island[10]
  • Language of work or name: English[11]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[12]
  • Publication date: June 1973[13]
  • Has edition or translation: Crash[14]
  • Narrative location: London[15]
  • Main subject: symphorophilia[16], traffic collision[17]
  • Number of pages: 224[18]
  • Title: Crash[19]
  • Derivative work: Crash[20]
  • Form of creative work: novel[21]

Why It Matters

Crash has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Crash is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Crash receive?

Honors received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

Related Entities

J. G. Ballard London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → 2b34842f-2b9d-4d9d-bd35-1cfbd623a18a
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ka', 'pt', 'ru', 'uk']
    Sitelink count → 11
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  2. 22w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Instance of → written work
    Award received → 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction
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