1. J. G. Ballard

    British novelist (1930-2009)

    James Graham Ballard was an English novelist and short-story writer, satirist and essayist known for psychologically provocative works of fiction that explore the relations between human psychology, technology, sex and mass media. Ballard first became associated with New Wave science fiction for post-apocalyptic novels such as The Drowned World. He later courted controversy with the short-story collection The Atrocity Exhibition, which includes the 1968 story "Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan", and later the novel Crash, a story about car-crash fetishists. In 1984, Ballard won broad critical recognition for the war novel Empire of the Sun, a semi-autobiographical story of the experiences of a British boy during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai; three years later, the American film director Steven Spielberg adapted the novel into a film of the same name. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    J. G. Ballard was born to Edna Johnstone (1905-1998) [6] and James Graham Ballard (1901-1966), who was a chemist at the Calico Printers' Association, a textile company in the city of Manchester, and later became the chairman and managing director of the China Printing and Finishing Company, the Association's subsidiary company in Shanghai. [6]
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  4. britannica.com

    Jan 4, 2025J.G. Ballard was a British author of science fiction set in ecologically unbalanced landscapes caused by decadent technological excess. The son of a British business executive based in China, Ballard spent four years of his boyhood in a Japanese prison camp near Shanghai during World War II. ... James Graham Ballard (Show more) Born: November ...
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. goodreads.com

    James Graham "J. G." Ballard (15 November 1930 - 19 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Ballard came to be associated with the New Wave of science fiction early in his career with apocalyptic (or post-apocalyptic) novels such as The Drowned World (1962), The Burning World (1964), and The Crystal World (1966). In the late 1960s and early 1970s Ballard ...
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    Born:November 15, 1930Died:April 19, 2009 (aged 78)
  6. goodreads.com

    James Graham "J. G." Ballard (15 November 1930 - 19 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Ballard came to be associated with the New Wave of science fiction early in his career with apocalyptic (or post-apocalyptic) novels such as The Drowned World (1962), The Burning World (1964), and The Crystal World (1966). In the late 1960s and early 1970s Ballard ...
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  7. direct.mit.edu

    James Graham "J.G." Ballard (1930-2009) was a British author and journalist. Best known for his dystopic works of science fiction, his novels include Crash (1973) and High-Rise (1975). His semi-autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun (1984) was adapted by Stephen Spielberg in the 1987 film of the same name. Luminous, wry, and arresting, Ballard's writing endures as a touchstone for ...
  8. jgballard.ca

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    Various Ballard Bibliographies Start with The James Graham Ballard Secondary Literature Online Bibliography by Umberto Rossi. Over 150 essays and articles from over 140 writers and critics are currently listed. Other lists include the complete bibliography of all of JGB's short stories, JGB's early secondary sources, and Dave Pringle's fascinating study of what JGB read as a youth.
  9. risingshadow.net

    James Graham Ballard (1930-2009) was a British novelist and short story writer who was a prominent part of the New Wave in science fiction in the mid- to late-1960s and whose work frequently focused on dystopian themes. J. G. Ballard's best known books are the controversial novel Crash, ...

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