J G Ballard: RIP
Posted by Chris on April 21, 2009 at 10:28
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Compared to many, many people my knowledge of books and stories is rather tinny, and even though I've read just two novels (Crash, Concrete Island) and one collection (War Fever) by Ballard, the news of his passing is rather shocking.
I must admit to preferring the collection, though: there's not a single dud story – each and every word is pretty much pitch perfect within the context of that particular tale; even with my editor's hat on, I still couldn't find anything to nit-pick. :)
A true genius of British literature, and science fiction has lost one of the very few voices that a fan could counter when their choice of reading material would be derided has pulp nonsense by the less enlightened.
RIP Mr Ballard, may your spirit forever reside in Shepperton.
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