Above, author William Boyd reads a JG Ballard story, ‘My Dream of Flying to Wake Island,’ which is “dominated by image and symbol rather than character and narrative.” The story was originally published in the 1978 sci-fi collection, Low-Flying Aircraft and Other Stories. The recording, which comes courtesy of The Guardian, will be added to our collection, 1,000 Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free.
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