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J.G. Ballard

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The Resume

    (November 15, 1930- )
    Birth name is James Graham Ballard
    Wrote 'The Wing From Nowhere (1962),' 'The Drowned World (1962),' 'The Voices of Time (1963),' 'The Terminal Beach (1964),' 'The Drought (1964),' 'The Crystal World (1966),' 'The Day of Foreuer (1967),' 'The Disaster Area (1967),' The Venus Hunters (1967),' 'The Atrocity Exhibition (1970),' 'Vermilion Sands (1971),' 'Crash (1973),' 'Concrete Island (1974),' 'High-Rise (1975),' 'Low Flying Aircraft (1976),' 'The Unlimited Dream Company (1979),' 'Hello America (1981),' 'Myths of the Near Future (1982),' 'Empire of the Sun (1984),' 'The Day of Creation (1987),' 'Running Wild (1988),' 'War Fever (1990),' 'The Kindness of Women (1991),' 'Rushing to Paradise (1994),' 'A User's Guide to the Millennium: Essays and Reviews (1996),' 'Cocaine Nights (1996),' 'Running Wild (1999),' 'The Best Short Stories of J.G. Ballard (2001),' 'Super-Cannes (2001)' and 'The Starry Wisdom: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft (2003)'

Why he might be annoying:

    His novel 'Crash' was rejected by a publishing house reader who wrote: 'This author is beyond psychiatric help. Do Not Publish!'
    If you're easily offended you may not like his books.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He's influenced Bret Easton Ellis ('American Psycho') and Chuck Palahniuk ('Fight Club').
    He studied medicine at Cambridge and English for a year at London University.
    He was in the Royal Air Force.
    Nine of his novels/short stories have turned into films.

Credit: His Name is Robert


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 50 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 89 Votes: 59.55% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 163 Votes: 49.08% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 231 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 124 Votes: 52.42% Annoying