I've been a big fan of Ballard since I was introduced to his dystopian visions by Neil Denari some years ago. Did you ever see that Spielberg movie "Empire of the Sun"? Well, that's a semi-autobiographical/semi-fictional account of Ballard's childhood in Shanghai during WW2, adapted from his book of the same name. If you're not familiar with his work here's a link dedicated to his works and influence: Ballardian. [His books are readily available at Amazon.com as well as Powells.com.]
Also, here are two articles from Ballardian that are of great interest - one is about Ballard's relationship to the built environment, and the other is about Ballard's forthcoming autobiography, Miracles of Life. According to the latter, Ballard is not well, and I wish him all the best.
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