J. G. Ballard

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J. G. Ballard was a British novelist and short story writer renowned for his dystopian, psychologically intense science fiction and influential works such as "Crash" and "Empire of the Sun."

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instanceOf British writer
human
novelist
science fiction writer
short story writer
adaptedInto Crash (1996 film)
Empire of the Sun (1987 film)
awardReceived Guardian Fiction Prize
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
birthName James Graham Ballard
causeOfDeath prostate cancer
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1930-11-15
dateOfDeath 2009-04-19
describedAs dystopian
influential science fiction author
psychologically intense
educatedAt Queen Mary University of London NERFINISHED
The Leys School NERFINISHED
familyName Ballard
genre dystopian fiction
postmodern literature
science fiction
speculative fiction
givenName James
influenced cyberpunk literature
postmodern science fiction
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
movement New Wave science fiction
name J. G. Ballard
notableWork Cocaine Nights
Concrete Island
Crash
Empire of the Sun
High-Rise
Kingdom Come
Super-Cannes
The Atrocity Exhibition
The Crystal World
The Drowned World
Vermilion Sands
occupation essayist
novelist
science fiction writer
short story writer
placeOfBirth Shanghai
Shanghai International Settlement
placeOfDeath London
London, England NERFINISHED
pseudonym J. G. Ballard NERFINISHED
workFocus dystopian landscapes
inner space
psychological themes

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J. G. Ballard ("James Graham Ballard")
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Jonathan Lethem
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