J.G. Ballard

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Birthday

1930-11-15

Deathday

2009-04-19

Place of Birth

Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]

J.G. Ballard

Biography

James Graham Ballard 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. (Wikipedia)