Miracles of Life
Beginning with the events that inspired his classic novel, Empire Of The Sun, this autobiography recounts the experiences which have shaped his writing, while also providing a striking social analysis of a fragmented post-war Britain. Paperback edition of what will probably be Ballard's last book. 'Exquisitely written...a subtle, restlessly enquiring work of touching humanity... Ballard's crowning achievement' Financial Times
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-00-727234-1
- EAN: 9780007272341
- Produktnummer: 3635765
- Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B13.3 cm x D1.9 cm 218 g
- Gewicht: 218
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
J. G. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai. After internment in a civilian prison camp, his family returned to England in 1946. His 1984 bestseller 'Empire of the Sun' won the Guardian Fiction Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His controversial novel 'Crash' was made into a film by David Cronenberg. His autobiography 'Miracles of Life' was published in 2008, and a collection of interviews with the author, 'Extreme Metaphors', was published in 2012. J. G. Ballard passed away in 2009.
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