J.G. Ballard: Quotes

Born in Shanghai November 15, 1930, James Graham Ballardspent several formative years in a Japanese concentration camp before settlingin England in 1946. After RAF flight training and medical studies with the aimof becoming a psychoanalyst, Ballard concentrated on inventing the genre ofSpeculative Fiction, charting the myths and psychopathologies of the nearfuture. His autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun was made into afeature film by Steven Spielberg; David Cronenberg filmed his techno-noir-sexclassic CRASH. To date Ballard has written 17 prophetic/poetic novels; inhis newest, Millennium People (2003), random acts of terrorismdynamically unsettle London, England. The Complete Short Stories of J.G.Ballard, recently released, is almost 1200 pages and an instant classic. J.G. Ballard has been featured in Search& Destroy #10, the RE/Search #1-2-3 tabloids, RE/Search #8/9: J.G. Ballard, and the RE/Search illustrated edition of The AtrocityExhibition. RE/Search is proud to have published J.G. BALLARD QUOTES;and J.G. BALLARD CONVERSATIONS, featuring interviews conducted by MARKPAULINE (Survival Research Laboratories) and GRAEME REVELL (SPK; composer).