J.G. Ballard
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
- Writing
- Born
- 1930-11-15 · Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]
- Died
- 2009-04-19
Known for
- Love, Death & Robots (2019) — Short Story
- Empire of the Sun (1987) — Novel
- Crash (1996) — Novel
- High-Rise (2015) — Novel
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) — Writer
- The Atrocity Exhibition (1998) — Novel
- Home (2003) — Author
- Crash! (1971)
- Low-Flying Aircraft (2002) — Novel
- Out of the Unknown (1965) — Story
- The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun (1987) — Self
- The South Bank Show (1978)
- Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers (1994) — Writer
- Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard (1990) — Self
- London Orbital (2002) — Self
- Thirteen to Centaurus (1965) — Short Story