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Seven Horror Novels Masquerading In Other Genres
We often identify genre simply by its conventions and tropes, and, when October rolls round and we want scary stories, we look for vampires and haunted houses and psycho killers and such. And while...
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The Speed and Violence of Our Age
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The British Library Acquires J.G. Ballard Archive
According to a report in yesterday’s Guardian, the British Library has acquired J.G. Ballard’s archival material, including hand-written manuscripts, drafts, letters, and photos. The British Library...
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Seven Horror Stories Masquerading In Other Genres
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“I Wouldn’t Recommend It”— J.G. Ballard on Writing Novels
Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual...
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Anti Lebanon (Book Acquired, 3.07.2013)
Dipped into this one this morning—first chapter—and so far so good: Carl Shuker’s Anti Lebanon is simultaneously weird and very readable, a mix that reminds me very much of William Gibson. Great cover...
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The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard (First Riff: Introductions +...
IN THIS RIFF: Introductions Stories published between 1956 and 1959: “Prima Belladonna” “Escapement” “The Concentration City” “Venus Smiles” “Manhole 69″ “Track 12″ “The Waiting Grounds” “Now: Zero”...
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The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard (Third Riff: Stories of 1961)
PREVIOUSLY: Introductions + stories 1956-1959 Stories of 1960 IN THIS RIFF: Stories published in 1961: “Studio 5, The Stars” “Deep End” “The Overloaded Man” “Mr. F Is Mr. F” “Billennium” “The Gentle...
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“Your Own War to Order” and Other Vacations from J.G. Ballard
(1) ARGO PRODUCTIONS INC. Unregistered. Private subsidiary of Sagittarius Security Police. Hunting and shooting. Your own war to order. Raiding parties, revolutions, religious crusades. In anything...
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The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard (Fourth Riff: Stories of 1962)
PREVIOUSLY: Introductions + stories 1956-1959 Stories of 1960 Stories of 1961 IN THIS RIFF: Nine stories published in 1962: “The Insane Ones” “The Garden of Time” “The Thousand Dreams of Stellavista”...
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Read/Listen to JG Ballard’s “The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy...
Author’s note. The assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, raised many questions, not all of which were answered by the Report of the Warren Commission. It is suggested that a less...
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The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard (Fifth Riff: “The Subliminal Man”)
PREVIOUSLY: Introductions + stories 1956-1959 Stories of 1960 Stories of 1961 Stories of 1962 IN THIS RIFF: “The Subliminal Man” (1963) 1. Today is Black Friday in America. I don’t think it’s...
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The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard (Sixth Riff: 1963-1964)
PREVIOUSLY: Introductions + stories 1956-1959 Stories of 1960 Stories of 1961 Stories of 1962 “The Subliminal Man,” Black Friday, and Consumerism IN THIS RIFF: “The Reptile Enclosure” (1963) “A...
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“The same blue rocks and spectral grottos could be seen in Leonardo’s Virgin...
From J.G. Ballard’s short story “The Gioconda of the Twilight Noon”: ‘There’s a postcard from your mother. They’re near Malta, somewhere called Gozo.’ ‘Give it to me.’ Maitland felt the card in his...
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J.G. Ballard on Fear of a Boring Planet (and Surrealism)
Tagged: boredom, Imagination, J.G. Ballard, Surrealism
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The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard (Seventh Riff: 1966)
PREVIOUSLY: Introductions + stories 1956-1959 Stories of 1960 Stories of 1961 Stories of 1962 “The Subliminal Man,” Black Friday, and Consumerism Stories of 1963-1964 IN THIS RIFF: “The Beach...
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“The Index”— J.G. Ballard
“The Index” by J.G. Ballard EDITOR’S NOTE. From abundant internal evidence it seems clear that the text printed below is the index to the unpublished and perhaps suppressed autobiography of a man who...
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The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard (Eighth Riff: Closing Out the...
PREVIOUSLY: Introductions + stories 1956-1959 Stories of 1960 Stories of 1961 Stories of 1962 “The Subliminal Man,” Black Friday, and Consumerism Stories of 1963-1964 Stories of 1966 IN THIS RIFF:...
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The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard (Ninth Riff: The Seventies)
PREVIOUSLY: Introductions + stories 1956-1959 Stories of 1960 Stories of 1961 Stories of 1962 “The Subliminal Man,” Black Friday, and Consumerism Stories of 1963-1964 Stories of 1966 Closing out the...
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The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard (Tenth Riff: The Eighties)
PREVIOUSLY: Introductions + stories 1956-1959 Stories of 1960 Stories of 1961 Stories of 1962 “The Subliminal Man,” Black Friday, and Consumerism Stories of 1963-1964 Stories of 1966 Closing out the...
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