J.G. Ballard Dies at Age 78 162
jefu writes "J.G. Ballard, an author (of science fiction and other fiction) has died. His works include some of the strangest and most compelling novels ever, including 'The Crystal World,' 'Crash' and 'The Atrocity Exhibition.' For a truly weird read, try his 'Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered as a Downhill Motor Race," compared with Alfred Jarry's "The Crucifixion Considered as an Uphill Bicycle Race.'" Here is Ballard's obituary at the BBC.
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Terminal Beach is my favorite J.G. Ballard short story. All of his sci-fi stuff is great, much of it dark and disturbing. If you like the music group Joy Division, then you may know that Ian Curtis was heavily influenced by Ballard, and even named a song, Atrocity Exhibition, after a Ballard story.