WRITER

J. G. Ballard

1930 - 2009

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James Graham Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was an English novelist and short-story writer, satirist and essayist known for psychologically provocative works of fiction that explore the relations between human psychology, technology, sex and mass media. Ballard first became associated with New Wave science fiction for post-apocalyptic novels such as The Drowned World (1962). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. G. Ballard has received more than 2,686,064 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). J. G. Ballard is the 1,515th most popular writer (down from 1,450th in 2019), the 448th most popular biography from China (down from 409th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Chinese Writer.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Concrete island
1974
Empire of the Sun
1984
The four-dimensional nightmare
Short stories, English
1963
The drought
1965
The Drowned World
1962

Among WRITERS

Among writers, J. G. Ballard ranks 1,515 out of 7,302. Before him are Louise Labé, Vladimir Korolenko, Hjalmar Söderberg, Babrius, Ion Luca Caragiale, and Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall. After him are Semonides of Amorgos, Ahmed Shawqi, Hugo Claus, Diagoras of Melos, Laonikos Chalkokondyles, and Madame d'Aulnoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, J. G. Ballard ranks 114. Before him are Friedrich Gulda, Sonny Rollins, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Jasper Johns, Igor Netto, and Rahmon Nabiyev. After him are Gaafar Nimeiry, Ruth Rendell, Anisa Makhlouf, Akiyuki Nosaka, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, and Pierre Bergé. Among people deceased in 2009, J. G. Ballard ranks 62. Before him are Takashi Takabayashi, Sverre Fehn, Toni Sailer, Ingemar Johansson, Susan Atkins, and Vyacheslav Tikhonov. After him are Clive Granger, Alicia de Larrocha, Shih Kien, Edward T. Hall, Gaafar Nimeiry, and Ricardo Montalbán.

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In China

Among people born in China, J. G. Ballard ranks 448 out of 1,610. Before him are Ma Liang (187), Yang Kaihui (1901), Run Run Shaw (1907), Zhuge Dan (200), Demchugdongrub (1902), and Bai Chongxi (1893). After him are Zhao Mengfu (1254), Zhu Youlang (1623), Shih Kien (1913), Wellington Koo (1888), Pang De (170), and Wei Qing (-150).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, J. G. Ballard ranks 37. Before him are Liang Qichao (1873), Qiu Jin (1875), Du Mu (803), Qiu Chuji (1148), Li Qingzhao (1084), and Lu You (1125). After him are Wen Tianxiang (1236), Liu Cixin (1963), Eileen Chang (1920), Li He (790), Liu Zongyuan (773), and Ba Jin (1904).

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