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09/17/24(Tue)13:11:02 No.23817792
Anonymous 09/17/24(Tue)13:11:02 No.23817792 Archived
What are some books that showcase urban decay?
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Anonymous
09/17/24(Tue)13:14:08 No.23817802
Anonymous 09/17/24(Tue)13:14:08 No.23817802
>>23817792
Race War in High School
The Slaughter of Cities
The Geography of Nowhere
The Power Broker
The Life and Death of Great American Cities
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Anonymous
09/17/24(Tue)13:18:07 No.23817816
Anonymous 09/17/24(Tue)13:18:07 No.23817816
High Rise
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Anonymous
09/17/24(Tue)13:32:11 No.23817868
Anonymous 09/17/24(Tue)13:32:11 No.23817868
Suttree by Cormac McCarthy if you consider "building an interstate which forever changes a city" as urban decay. McCarthy would certainly consider it as the decaying of the Knoxville he knew.

However, what you're looking for are Concrete by J.G. Ballard and High Rise by J.G. Ballard.
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Anonymous
09/17/24(Tue)20:19:10 No.23819129
Anonymous 09/17/24(Tue)20:19:10 No.23819129
>>23817816
Any JG Ballard for that matter
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Anonymous
09/17/24(Tue)20:25:32 No.23819146
Anonymous 09/17/24(Tue)20:25:32 No.23819146
Dhalgren by Samuel Delaney takes place in a mostly abandoned detroit-like city and has street gangs, buildings on fire, social deterioration, etc.
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