JG Ballard - 1930-2009

[robkelk]

One of the more influential authors who almost nobody's ever heard of, James Graham Ballard passed away on Sunday...

http://sfwa.org/news/2009/jgballard.htm]SFWA news posting
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/20 ... _obituary/]Obituary on The Register
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Bob Schroeck]

I saw a headline on Fark about it this morning, but hadn't had time to follow up. I've actually read some Ballard, long long ago... the loss of any SF
writer diminishes the craft, regardless of how long it's been since he was actively publishing.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.