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Apr 19, 2009 · 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).
Novelist, essayist and short-story writer J(ames) G(raham) Ballard was born in Shanghai, China on 15 November 1930. His family was interned by the Japanese during the Second World War, returning to Britain in 1946. Ballard read Medicine at King's College, Cambridge, and later studied English at London University.
J.G. Ballard has 441 books on Goodreads with 474885 ratings. J.G. Ballard’s most popular book is High-Rise.
Apr 21, 2009 · J. G. Ballard, Novelist, Is Dead at 78. J. G. Ballard, a writer of dystopian, literary fiction whose novels and short stories of a contemporary society in insidious thrall to...
Oct 3, 2015 · J G Ballard’s High-Rise, published 40 years ago and soon to be seen on cinema screens in a film adaptation directed by Ben Wheatley, begins with one of the most arresting first sentences in 20th ...
Sep 11, 2020 · JG Ballard: 'science fiction celebrates the possibilities of life' – archive, 1970. Michael McNay. 11 September 1970: Ballard discusses his new book The Atrocity Exhibition, as well as a...
Apr 20, 2009 · Books & Fiction. Short stories and poems, plus author interviews, profiles, and tales from the world of literature. When J. G. Ballard, who passed away Sunday, at the age of seventy-eight,...
