The Crystal World (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: J. G. Ballard
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Work: Science fiction
- Time of Work: c. 1966
- Setting: An obscure corner of the Cameroon Republic in West Africa
- Principal Characters: Dr. Edward Sanders, Max Clair, Suzanne Clair, Loulse Peret, Thorensen, Ventress, Serena Ventress, Father Balthus
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, Africa or Africans, Voyages, Science or scientists, Mysteries, Jungles or rain forests, Rivers or waterways, Adventure, Catholics or Catholic Church, Microbiology, Priests
- Locales: Cameroon
The Novel
A strangely worded letter from Suzanne Clair has brought Dr. Edward Sanders by steamer from Libreville, Gabon, to dingy Port Matarre in the Cameroon Republic. For two years, Suzanne was his mistress while she and her husband, Max, worked with Sanders at the Fort Isabelle leper hospital in a corner of West Africa. When Max and Suzanne abruptly left for Cameroon, Sanders began to suspect that Suzanne had contracted leprosy. Now, Sanders seeks transport fifty miles up the Matarre River to Mont Royal, where the Clairs have established a small clinic. Passage upriver is...
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