J.G. Ballard

J.G. Ballard (November 15 – April 19, 2009) was an author best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "Empire of the Sun." He was born in Shanghai but later moved to London and became a professional writer known for his controversial... [more]

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J.G. Ballard as father

"So in between school runs, ironing school ties and cooking sausages and mashed potato, he wrote his novels and short stories – one minute conjuring up wild dystopias, the next watching Blue Peter....The watching of television was not rationed (unlike most of my friends) and was welcomed as an interesting vehicle of information and popular culture." —Bea Ballard, The Guardian(From Levi)

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J.G. Ballard: The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard

Domestic shock therapy Before The Twilight Zone, there was J.G. Ballard. The speculative fiction writer—who died earlier this year—wrote the novels that became Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun and David Cronenberg’s 1996 horror flick Crash, about the relationship between sex and car crashes. And The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard is another wild ride....

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Excerpt: 'The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard'

Three years have passed since the collapse of the Tower of Pisa, but only now can I accept the crucial role that I played in the destruction of this unique landmark. Over twenty tourists died as the thousands of tons of marble lost their grasp on the ...

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