Secure J. G. Ballard Presented By D. Harlan Wilson Edition

solid and thoughtful examination of the man and his work, Full review soon at Skiffy and Fanty, I am reviewing this book for D, Harlan Wilson, University of Illinois Press, and NetGalley who gave me a copy of their book for an honest review,
This book gives you an insight in JG Ballard both his life and his works including some ofhis shorter stories, I am not sure now where or when I was in my life when I discovered JG Ballard, I do know that I'm glad I found this author, and this book drew me in from the start asa means of learning more,

Wilson gives us the biography of Ballard, and then goes further to examine Ballard's work and reflect on major themes, I liked this book as a comparative study of Ballard and other authors, as well as an opportunity to dive in and explore more of Ballard's work,

I will note most appreciatively that Wilson also explores the author's short stories, including "The Drowned Giant," one of my favorites,

Most enjoyable. Excellent analysis of Ballard's work, giving special insight into novels not often discussed such as The Unlimited Dream Company and Hello, America, The author takes my and others' position that all of JGB's writing is science fiction, what ever Ballard himself may have said on the matter, Well worth reading. JG Ballard Modern Masters of Science Fiction by D, Harlan Wilson

This modern masters series of Science Fiction series is going to take over my shelves, Starting with my favorite John Brunner and recently releasing a Brian Aldiss book, these are important studies, They come in editions you can buy in hardcover or paperback, I only have two volumes so far the John Brunner one is the only other I have read so far, Of the two British writers, Brunner is more my jam and for that reason, I was a little more excited by the details and biographical stuff,

His nature as a more famous writer who wrote a few autobiographies novels I knew more about Ballard going in, That said the biographical notes in this book are good but Professor Wilson really does a wonderful job of breaking the mans entire career, More importantly in this book are the wonderful and thoughtful interviews that are pulled throughout his career and deftly placed in the right spots,

This is the second DHW nonfiction book on a famous SF writer, although the other was seen entirely through the lens of The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester.
See my Dickheads podcast Interview with DHW on that one, This is different as it is careerspanning, and in a sense, it makes it different from the past JG Ballard academic texts as most were written while he was still alive or working.


You can see the respect this book has gotten on the paperback it comes with blurbs from other Ballardian scholars, This book is great and the real deal, One thing I liked about this book was that Wilson is never afraid to have an opinion, That is why it is so important that he wrote this book, An important throughline in this book is the sciencefiction nature of all of Ballards books, In the wrong hands, this book would not have called bullshit on Ballards protest that he was not SF,
For those interested in the history or canon of Science Fiction this is a mustread,
Prophetic short stories and apocalyptic novels like The Crystal World made J, G. Ballard a foundational figure in the British New Wave, Rejecting the science fiction of rockets and aliens, he explored an inner space of humanity informed by psychiatry and biology and shaped by Surrealism, Later in his career, Ballard's combustible plots and violent imagery spurred controversyeven legal actionwhile his autobiographicalwar novel Empire of the Sun brought him fame, D. Harlan Wilson offers the first careerspanning analysis of an author who helped steer SF in new, if startling, directions, Here was a writer committed to moral ambiguity, one who drowned the world and erected a London highrise doomed to descend into savageryand coolly picked apart the characters trapped within each story.
Wilson also examines Ballard's methods, his influence on cyberpunk, and the ways his fiction operates within the sphere of our larger culture and within SF itself, D. Harlan Wilson is an American novelist, critic, editor, playwright, and college professor, His body of work bridges the aesthetics of literary and film

theory with various genres of speculative fiction, Recent books include sitelink Alfred Besters The Stars My Destination: A Critical Companion , sitelink Minority Report , sitelink Jackanape and the Fingermen , sitelink Outré , sitelink The Psychotic Dr.
Schreber , sitelink Natural Complexions , and sitelink J, G. Ballard . D. Harlan Wilson is an American novelist, critic, editor, playwright, and college professor, His body of work bridges the aesthetics of literary and film theory with various genres of speculative fiction, Recent books include sitelink Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination: A Critical Companion , sitelink Minority Report , sitelink Jackanape and the Fingermen , sitelink Outré , sitelink The Psychotic Dr.
Schreber , sitelink Natural Complexions , and sitelink J, G. Ballard . sitelink.