J.G. Ballard

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Born on November 15, 1930 (94 years old)

Passed Away on April 19, 2009

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

Known for Writing

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)

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