J.G. Ballard
Writing

J.G. Ballard

Born 15 November 1930 · Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China] · Died 19 April 2009

James Graham Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) 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.

Known for

Empire of the Sun
Crash
High-Rise
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
The Atrocity Exhibition
Crash!
Low-Flying Aircraft
Out of the Unknown
Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers
The Trip to Orion
Science Fiction Is Us
Nightmare Angel
High-Rise
Low-Flying Aircraft
The Atrocity Exhibition
Crash
Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers
Empire of the Sun
Nightmare Angel
The Trip to Orion
Crash!
Science Fiction Is Us
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
J.G. Ballard · Midrow