J.G. Ballard

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

November 15, 1930

Died

April 19, 2009 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

  • Shanghai Jim
  • James Graham Ballard

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)

Known For

Writing