The inner man
the life of J.G. Ballard
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Word Count
94,250 words, Guess
Page Count
377 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25253756M
- ISBN-139780297863526
- ISBN-100297863525
- OCLC Control Number712128454
- OCLC Control Numberinnermanlifeofjg0000baxt
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2012358236
Classifications
- DDC823.914
- LCCPR6052.A46 Z58 2011
Description
Uniquely among his contemporaries, Ballard understood and exploited the language of advertising and promotion. Because of him, the term 'inner space' and phrases like 'the only alien planet is Earth' passed into the language. So did the adjective 'Ballardian' - 'resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in Ballard's novels and stories, esp. dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes and the psychological effects of technological, social or environmental developments'.In this first biography, John Baxter draws on an admiration of and acquaintance with Ballard that began when they were writers for the same 1960s science fiction magazines. With the help of the few people whom he admitted to his often hermit-like existence, it illuminates the troubled reality behind the urbane and amiable facade of a man who was proud to describe himself as 'psychopathic'.
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