British author J.G. Ballard, whose vivid portrayal of his childhood imprisonment in wartime Shanghai was adapted into a hit Hollywood film, died Sunday, his agent said. He was 78. By Reuters, The ...

I’ve read plenty of J.G. Ballard, but I’m not really a Ballardian. I’ve met Ballardians, and I know when I can’t compete. I like Ballard in his relatively unchallenging apocalyptic mode: Vermilion ...

In the realms of imaginative fiction, few have been as far “out there” for as long as J.G. Ballard. Yet the disturbing, warped realms conjured up in his 19 novels and myriad short stories have always ...

The search for Ballardian Shanghai -- local traces of British writer J.G. Ballard, that is – begins on the pavement outside XinYue Club to confused stares from the restaurant's waiters. Ignoring the ...

In his autobiography, Miracles of Life, J. G. Ballard reminisces about a derelict casino he came across in his youth. The abandoned building gave him the sense that “reality itself was a stage set ...

A new post by Ted Gioia, a jazz historian and critic whose 1988 book, The Imperfect Art: Reflections on Jazz and Modern Culture, directed much of my thinking in an early essay, The Turntable, heaps ...

Once a year on the first Monday of May, the carpeted steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (“the Met”) become home to the most scrutinized costume party of the year. The dress code to end all ...

Ben Wheatley will direct a film version of JG Ballard's novel High Rise. The A Field in England and Sightseers filmmaker has teamed up with Film4, Hanway and producer Jeremy Thomas on the project. Amy ...

“Possessor” director Brandon Cronenberg will adapt “Crash” author J.G. Ballard’s 2000 thriller novel “Super-Cannes” as a limited TV series. “Super-Cannes” is set in an ultra-modern high tech business ...

British author J.G. Ballard, whose vivid portrayal of his childhood imprisonment in wartime Shanghai was adapted into a hit Hollywood film, died on Sunday, his agent said. He was 78. By Reuters, The ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British author J.G. Ballard, whose novel "Empire of the Sun" vividly portrayed his childhood imprisonment in wartime Shanghai and was adapted into a Hollywood film, died on Sunday, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Author J.G. Ballard, whose novel "Empire of the Sun" vividly portrayed his childhood imprisonment in wartime Shanghai and was adapted into a Hollywood film, died on Sunday, his ...