J. G. Ballard quote: The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented.

The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented.

~ J. G. Ballard ~

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The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented.

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