The biographer’s terminal illness and death is woven into this original and moving account of Ballard and his work
The writer JG Ballard, who died in 2009, is a tantalising subject for a biographer. H…
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Deborah Levy: ‘CS Lewis’s White Witch terrified me – but I wanted to meet her’ ⊖
The South African author on discovering Colette, being inspired by JG Ballard, and the subversive joys of Asako Yuzuki
My earliest reading memory
The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss, particularly the litt…
5 months ago
Want to understand the sickness of Britain today? Look no further – a novel explained it all 20 years ago | Aditya Chakrabortty ⊖
The racism, the predatory politics, the banality and cruelty: we struggle to make sense of it, but JG Ballard foretold everything we are living through now
An Englishman drives into a new town and can…
6 months ago
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow: ‘I can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours’ ⊕⊕
As he moves into film production with the thriller Game, the musician – also known for Beak> – answers your questions on Myspace rappers, Bristol greats and whether Portishead will ever make new musi…
9 months ago
James Rebanks: ‘I was a closet reader for years’ ○
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The author on having to keep his love of books a secret as a child, struggling with JG Ballard, and the Russian poem he says is the ‘best thing I’ve ever read’
My earliest reading memory
Sitting on t…
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