J.G. Ballard
Known For
Writing
Born
November 15, 1930
Died
April 19, 2009 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]
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)