J. G. Ballard

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James Graham Ballard was born and raised in the International Settlement in Shanghai, China to a chemist. In 1943 the Japanese occupied the International Settlement and Ballard's family was sent to the Lunghua Civilian Assembly Center, where they were interned for two years until the end of World War II. In 1946, Ballard went to England with his mother and sister, and stayed on in England after his mother and sister returned to China to rejoin his father. In 1949 he went to King's College, Cambridge to study medicine, but he began writing fiction and abandoned medicine in 1952 to pursue writing. In 1953 he joined the Air Force and was sent to the Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to train. There he discovered science fiction in and he began to write science fiction. He left the RAF in 1954 and returned to England. In 1956 he published his science fiction story. In 1960 he committed to writing full-time.

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Love, Death + Robots
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The Drought
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Concrete island
Representative edition published 2023
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Crash
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Relatos, 1
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Avió en vol ras
Representative edition published 2022
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Merhaba Amerika
Representative edition published 2021
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Beton Ada
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Kadinlarin Sefkati
Representative edition published 2020
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Kristal Dünya
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The Kindness of Women
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Classic Stories of World War II
Representative edition published 2018
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Hallo Amerika
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Study Notes
Representative edition published 2018
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Crystal World (Flamingo Modern Classic)
Representative edition published 2018
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Foresta DI Cristallo
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Diary of a Genius
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Crash: A Novel
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Super-Cannes
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Günes Imparatorlugu
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High-rise
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Carpisma
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The Complete Short Stories
Representative edition published 2015
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Extreme Metaphors
Representative edition published 2014
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