“Escapement”
1956-12-00
short story
By J. G. Ballard

Synopsis

A man and his wife are watching television. He notices that the show they are watching suddenly repeats, jumping back about 15 minutes. Then he starts noticing that everything seems to be jumping back every 15 minutes.

History

First publication: New Worlds, #54, December 1956

Review

Short and interesting story. I wouldn’t say it is Ballard’s best.


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We have the story in these editions:

The Complete Short Stories, hardcover, Flamingo, 2001-11-00