J.G. Ballard
Birth date
November 15, 1930
Death date
April 19, 2009
Place of birth
Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]
Profession
Writing
Age
78 years
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)
Also known as
Shanghai JimJames Graham Ballard
