J.G.Ballard

Writer
Forreaders of literary and speculative fiction; fans of dystopian, psychological and social critique in fiction.
1 Reviews 0 Definitions 0 Charts
Science Fiction

The Profile

English novelist and short story writer (1930–2009), known for dystopian and speculative fiction exploring consumerism, technology and media's effects on psyche and society.

Born James Graham Ballard (1930–2009) in Shanghai. Published from the mid-1950s and is widely known for novels such as Empire of the Sun, Crash and High-Rise that examine modernity, consumer culture and psychological collapse.

Reviews emphasise Ballard's recurring themes: the perverse effects of consumerism, technology and media on the human psyche and Western society. The provided review discusses The Joyful Company of Dreams (Dream Inc.), its plot around a plane crash and a community's awakening. The reviewer cites High-Rise and Kingdom Come as other examples of Ballard's concerns. Overall the reception is favorable and reflective.

Notable Quotes

❝ J.G. Ballard, in many novels, has narrated the perverse effects of consumerism, technology, and communication media on the mind and heart of people and the transformations in Western society because of these, predicting the loss of all psychological and spiritual faculties, with human beings reduced to infantile beings acting only on instinct (two examples, the masterpiece 'High-Rise' and the last novel 'Kingdom Come').

This artist has no image.
Please send one!

Loading

Oh no! This artist is not in any charts. Why don't you add them yourself using the button below

Add to one of your charts

You and J.G.Ballard

Log in to DeBaser
 Send an image  Send a work

Who knows J.G.Ballard?

Loading...
Add image