"One of the most important, intelligent voices in contemporary fiction," according to Susan Sontag, JG Ballard has written 23 books of science fiction, political satire and autobiography.
His childhood story, Empire of the Sun (1984), was nominated for the distinguished Booker Prize and made into a movie by Steven Spielberg.
Crash (1973), also made into a film, tells a tale of sex on the highway, in which the characters realign their minds and sexuality to dominant technology.
The User's Guide to the Millennium (1996), a collection of essays, reviews, and ruminations, are a cohesive view of what Mr. Ballard considers the future icons of our time.
JG Ballard lives in Shepperton, England.