Thread: J.G. Ballard: 1930-2009

"Crash author JG Ballard, 'a giant on the world literary scene', dies aged 78

The novelist JG Ballard, who conjured up a bleak vision of modern life in a series of powerful novels and short stories published over more than 50 years, has died after a long battle with cancer."

R.I.P.

He was my personal hero, and the person who most influenced my writing and my desire to write. I had the immense pleasure of chatting to him on the phone a few years ago. He'll be sadly missed.