When one thinks of the great chroniclers of the 20c and all of it's dystopian horrors, Camus, Orwell, Huxley and Kafka come easily to mind. So should J.G. Ballard - one of the most influential writers of our time, and one of the most profound explorers of the darker side of the human condition. Here are three links [01, 02, 03] to an interview with Ballard on the South Bank Show from 2006. Below is a video about his novel Crash, a cautionary tale about the intersection of sex and violence.
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