J.G. Ballard

J.G. Ballard

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1930-11-15

  • Day of Death

    2009-04-19 (78 years old)

  • Place of Birth

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

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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