J.G. Ballard
Shanghai Jim | James Graham Ballard
About the person
Career:
Writing
Date of birth:1930-11-15
Place of birth:Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]
Gender:Male
Popularity:0
Date of death2009-04-19
78Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- HyperstitionSelf2015-07-220.00
- J.G. Ballard: A ProfileHimself2003-02-220.00
- London OrbitalSelf2002-08-307.02
- J.G. Ballard: The Future Is Now1998-01-010.00
- New NightmaresHimself1993-04-130.00
- The China Odyssey: Empire of the SunSelf1987-12-306.47
- The Unlimited Dream CompanySelf1983-01-018.01
- Crash!1971-02-126.610