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RIP J.G. Ballard
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RIP J.G. Ballard
Literary commentator Marc Haefele remembers the late Sci-Fi master James (J.G.) Ballard, author of The Empire of the Sun, Crash, and many dystopian classics. Ballard gave Marc "a life's supply of healthy pessimism."

Literary commentator Marc Haefele remembers the late Sci-Fi master James (J.G.) Ballard, author of The Empire of the Sun, Crash, and many dystopian classics. Ballard gave Marc "a life's supply of healthy pessimism."

Literary commentator Marc Haefele remembers the late Sci-Fi master James (J.G.) Ballard, author of The Empire of the Sun, Crash, and many dystopian classics. Ballard gave Marc "a life's supply of healthy pessimism."