J.G. Ballard
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Birth Date 15 Nov 1930
Place of Birth Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]
Personal Name J.G. Ballard
Also known as
- Shanghai Jim
- James Graham Ballard
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)