R.I.P. J.G. Ballard, 1930-2009
Goodbye, Jim… As publisher of this site, my goal has always been to take J.G. Ballard as a philosopher, rather than simply a ‘novelist’. Sometimes this has truly angered fans and champions of his...
View ArticleR.I.P. JGB: Tributes from the Ballardosphere, part 1
I have asked Ballardian contributors and associates for their thoughts on JGB’s passing. This is Part 1. Also see Part 2: Michael Moorcock; Part 3: Tim Chapman, Rick McGrath, Solveig Nordlund, Dan...
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Michael Moorcock, J.G. Ballard and Claire Walsh in September, 2006 (photo courtesy Linda Moorcock). + Share your tributes and memories of JGB. MICHAEL MOORCOCK, AUTHOR ‘Jimmy’ to an early generation...
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Photo by Simon Durrant. + Share your tributes and memories of JGB. TIM CHAPMAN, WRITER I first read JG Ballard when I was 12 or so, after picking up Crash (with that lurid orange Chris Foss cover) at...
View ArticleR.I.P. JGB: Tributes from the Ballardosphere, part 4
Photo courtesy of Steve Double. JEANNETTE BAXTER, writer/academic The KINDNESS OF JG BALLARD I was fortunate enough to interview JG Ballard on a couple of occasions. What struck me most about our...
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