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J. G. Ballard

15 November 1930 - 19 April 2009

James Graham Ballard was born and raised in the International Settlement in Shanghai, China to a chemist. In 1943 the Japanese occupied the International Settlement and Ballard's family was sent to the Lunghua Civilian Assembly Center, where they were interned for two years until the end of World War II. In 1946, Ballard went to England with his mother and sister, and stayed on in England after his mother and sister returned to China to rejoin his father. In 1949 he went to King's College, Cambridge to study medicine, but he began writing fiction and abandoned medicine in 1952 to pursue writing. In 1953 he joined the Air Force and was sent to the Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to train. There he discovered science fiction in and he began to write science fiction. He left the RAF in 1954 and returned to England. In 1956 he published his science fiction story. In 1960 he committed to writing full-time.

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  • Cover of: Empire of the sun

    First published in 1984 28 editions in 5 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition taiyangdiguo0000ball Cover of edition empireofsun0000ball_c1l8 Cover of edition empireofsunnovel00ball Cover of edition empireofsun00ball Cover of edition empiresun00ball_619
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    First published in 1940 14 editions in 3 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition antologadelali00borg Cover of edition bwb_P8-BAU-695 Cover of edition bookoffantasy0000borg Cover of edition bookoffantasy00jorg Cover of edition bookoffantasy0000unse Cover of edition bookoffantasy00borg Cover of edition bookfantasy00borg
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    First published in 1975 13 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition highrise0000ball Cover of edition highrise00ball
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    First published in 1970 11 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition atrocityexhibiti00ball_067
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    First published in 1963 10 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The second IF reader of science fiction

    First published in 1968 10 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition secondifreaderof0000fred Cover of edition secondifreaderof0000unse
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    First published in 2003 9 editions in 4 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition millenniumpeople0000ball Cover of edition millenniumpeople0000ball_y1p7 Cover of edition millenniumpeople00ball_245
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    First published in 1996 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition cocainenights0000ball Cover of edition cocainenights00ball_357
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    First published in 1971 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1962 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The disaster area

    First published in 1967 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder

    First published in 1989 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition masterpiecesoffa00hart Cover of edition isbn_9780312110246 Cover of edition masterpiecesoffa0000unse_e7p2
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  • Cover of: The Venus hunters

    First published in 1980 5 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1971 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The best short stories of J.G. Ballard.

    First published in 1978 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Great science fiction series: stories from the best of the series from 1944 to 1980 by twenty all-time favorite writers

    First published in 1980 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1990 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition warfever0000ball_k2a5
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  • Cover of: The Fantasy Hall of Fame

    First published in 1985 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition fantasyhallfame00silv
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  • Cover of: Low-flying aircraft,and other stories

    First published in 1976 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
English Science fiction, Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, Science fiction, English, Fiction in English, Fiction, general, Romans, nouvelles, English Short stories, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), Interviews, American Science fiction, Authors, english, British, English fiction, Fantasy literature, Twenty-first century, World War, 1939-1945, 823/.914, Advertising executives, Airplanes, American Fantasy fiction, American Short stories, Anachronisms
Places
United States, Buenos Aires, China, England, Great Britain, London, London (England), Londres (Angleterre), Lucerne, Memphis, Orbis Tertius, Shanghai, Shanghai (China), Spain, Tlön, Uqbar
People
J. G. Ballard (1930-), Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ezra Buckley, Faucigny Lucinge, Herbert Ashe, J. G. Ballard (1930-2009), Jesus Christ, Jorge Luis Borges, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (1931-)
Time
20th century, 17th century, 1935-1947, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 19e siècle, 19th century, 20e siècle

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April 22, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot move website to links
September 29, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
April 5, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 5, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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