Monday, April 20, 2009

The Emperor Goes Into the Night

JG Ballard died in London yesterday at age 78.

No cause of death was given, although in 2006, he was diagnosed with prostrate cancer.

He was born James Graham Ballard in Shanghai but he moved to Britain in 1946.

His novel Empire of the Sun (1984) was filmed by Steven Spielberg, which was shown in 1987. His novel Crash (1973) was filmed by David Cronenberg.

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