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J. G. Ballard

1930 - 2009

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James Graham Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was an English novelist and short-story writer, satirist and essayist known for psychologically provocative works of fiction that explore the relations between human psychology, technology, sex and mass media. Ballard first became associated with New Wave science fiction for post-apocalyptic novels such as The Drowned World (1962). He later courted controversy with the short-story collection The Atrocity Exhibition (1970), which includes the 1968 story "Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan", and later the novel Crash (1973), a story about car-crash fetishists. In 1984, Ballard won broad critical recognition for the war novel Empire of the Sun, a semi-autobiographical story of the experiences of a British boy during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. G. Ballard is the 1,455th most popular writer (up from 1,514th in 2019), the 390th most popular biography from China (up from 449th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, J. G. Ballard ranks 1,455 out of 7,302. Before him are Salawat Yulayev, José de Espronceda, Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus, Marie Anne Lenormand, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, and Magda Szabó. After him are Evelyn Waugh, Viktor Suvorov, Lee Child, Naim Frashëri, Marcus Garvey, and Sadegh Hedayat.

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Among people born in 1930, J. G. Ballard ranks 116. Before him are Jānis Pujats, Toru Takemitsu, Friedrich Gulda, Jo Bonnier, James Irwin, and Ruth Rendell. After him are Greg Bell, Dündar Ali Osman, Robert Atkins, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Rahmon Nabiyev, and John Frankenheimer. Among people deceased in 2009, J. G. Ballard ranks 59. Before him are Albert Barillé, Sverre Fehn, Sergey Mikhalkov, Kazumi Takada, Toni Sailer, and Eleanor F. Helin. After him are Ertuğrul Osman, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Susan Atkins, Israel Gelfand, Mario Benedetti, and Ingemar Johansson.

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In China

Among people born in China, J. G. Ballard ranks 390 out of 1,610. Before him are Yu Jin (200), Du Mu (803), Emperor Zhezong (1076), Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Cangjie (-2650), and Princess Wencheng (628). After him are Huang Chao (801), Emperor Shang of Han (105), Emperor Yuan of Jin (276), Emperor Zhi of Han (138), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), and Terence Young (1915).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, J. G. Ballard ranks 35. Before him are Yan Fu (1854), Li Qingzhao (1084), Qiu Jin (1875), Ba Jin (1904), Liu Cixin (1963), and Du Mu (803). After him are Liang Qichao (1873), Gampopa (1079), Qiu Chuji (1148), Eileen Chang (1920), Wen Tianxiang (1236), and Mao Dun (1896).

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