J.G. Ballard

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

9

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-11-15

Deathday

2009-04-19 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]

Also Known As

  • Shanghai Jim
  • James Graham Ballard

J.G. Ballard

Biography

James Graham Ballard was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Born in an international settlement in Shanghai to British parents before his family emigrated to the UK, Ballard began writing in the 1950s, becoming associated with the New Wave of science fiction with post-apocalyptic novels such as The Wind from Nowhere and The Drowned World. (Wikipedia)

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Crash!
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Crash!

Feb 12, 1971

London Orbital
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London Orbital

Aug 30, 2002

J.G. Ballard: A Profile
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J.G. Ballard: A Profile

Feb 22, 2003

Hyperstition
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Hyperstition

Jul 22, 2015

New Nightmares
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New Nightmares

Apr 13, 1993

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Running Wild as Novel
Super-Cannes as Novel
2019
Love, Death & Robots as Short Story
2015
High-Rise as Novel
2003
Home as Author
2002
Low-Flying Aircraft as Novel
1998
The Atrocity Exhibition as Novel
1996
Crash as Novel
1994
Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers as Writer
1991
Minus One as Story
1987
Empire of the Sun as Novel
1974
Billenium as Novel
1971
Crash! as Writer
1970
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth as Writer
1970
Science Fiction Is Us as Writer
1965
Thirteen to Centaurus as Story
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