Sunday, April 19, 2009

JGB RIP



The author JG Ballard, famed for novels such as Crash and Empire of the Sun, has died aged 78 after a long illness.


Despite being referred to as a science fiction writer, Jim Ballard said his books were instead "picturing the psychology of the future".


His most acclaimed novel was Empire of the Sun, based on his childhood in a Japanese prison camp in China. - BBC

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