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MIRACLES OF LIFE
SHANGHAI TO SHEPPERTON : AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY |
| By: |
J.G. Ballard |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0007272340 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780007272341 |
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| Publisher: |
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 2008 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
J. G. Ballard has been, for over fifty years, one of this country's most significant writers. Beginning with the events that inspired his classic novel, 'Empire of the Sun', in this revelatory autobiography he charts the course of his astonishing life. |
| Synopsis: |
J. G. Ballard has been, for over fifty years, one of this country's most significant writers. Beginning with the events that inspired his classic novel, 'Empire of the Sun', in this revelatory autobiography he charts the course of his astonishing life. Beginning with his early childhood spent exploring the vibrant surroundings of pre-war Shanghai, Ballard charts the course of his remarkable life from the deprivations and unexpected freedoms of the Lunghua Camp to his return to a Britain physically and psychologically crippled by war. He explores his subsequent involvement in the dramatic social changes of the 1960s, and the adjustments to life following the premature death of his wife. In prose displaying his characteristic precision and eye for detail, Ballard recounts the experiences which would fundamentally shape his writing, while simultaneously providing an striking social analysis of the fragmented post-war Britain that lies behind so many of his novels. 'Miracles of Life' is an utterly captivating account of an extraordinary writer's extraordinary life. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations, ports. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
HarperPerennial |
| Prizes: |
Shortlisted for Galaxy British Book Awards: Tesco Biography of the Year 2009. |
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