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Track 12
"Track 12" is a short story by British author J. G. Ballard, it first appeared in the April 1958 edition of ''New Worlds'' (Volume 24, Number 70). It then appeared in Penguin Science Fiction (edited by Brian Aldiss) in 1961, '' Passport to Eternity'', '' The Venus Hunters'', ''The Overloaded Man'', and later in '' The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard: Volume 1''. As part of an intended anthology film the story was adapted by Harold Pinter. The adaptation was directed by Joseph Losey in 1967 and featured Dirk Bogarde and Julie Christie. An adaptation of the story was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 2016. Plot The story begins with Maxted, a run-down athlete, having been invited over to the home of Sheringham, a university professor of biochemistry. Despite Sheringham having asked him over to discuss business, Maxted suspects that Sheringham may be about to confront him about his wife, Susan Sheringham, with whom Maxted has been having an affair. Throughout the course of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
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