Dewey Decimal828.91409
Table Of ContentIntroduction by Joe Donahoe JGB interviewed by V. Vale 2004 JGB interviewed by Graeme Revell 2003 JGB interviewed by V. Vale 2003 JGB interviewed by Mark Pauline (1980s) Lynne Fox interviewed by V. Vale 2005 JGB interviewed by Lynne Fox 1991 JGB interviewed by Maura Devereux 1990 David Pringle interviewed by V. Vale 2004 JGB Nomenclature by David Pringle JGB interviewed by V. Vale1983, 1990 JGB Bay Area book tour 1988 JGB, V. Vale, Catherine Reuther 1988 JGB interviewed by V. Vale, Graeme and Sinan Revell 1983 JGB Recommended Booklist Index
SynopsisA highly sought cultural commentator, J. G. Ballard has provided thoughtful remarks on the state of the world for decades. J.G. Ballard Conversations brings together several of Ballard's latest interviews and gives readers penetrating insight into the mind of one of the freshest thinkers at work today. Covering topics such at the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the evolution of sexual relationships, and our strange, immersive celebrity culture, this book is a fount of provocative takes on the things that matter. Rounded out with rare photographs of Ballard and supplemental resources, J.G. Ballard Conversations is a necessary item for anyone interested in the modern world., A highly sought cultural commentator, J. G. Ballard has provided thoughtful remarks on the state of the world for decades. "J.G. Ballard Conversations brings together several of Ballard's latest interviews and gives readers penetrating insight into the mind of one of the freshest thinkers at work today. Covering topics such at the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the evolution of sexual relationships, and our strange, immersive celebrity culture, this book is a fount of provocative takes on the things that matter. Rounded out with rare photographs of Ballard and supplemental resources, "J.G. Ballard Conversations is a necessary item for anyone interested in the modern world., Cultural Writing. Reference. "Never has Ballard sounded so concerned, fatherly, or political. (In an earlier, 1984 RE/Search interview, Ballard impishly exclaims, "I want more nuclear weapons ") The interviews in the new RE/Search book] make it abundantly clear that while Ballard has always proclaimed the death of reason and the visceral origins of technology, he now sees these developments as almost wholly negative."--San Francisco Bay Guardian. "You get a splendid window into the warped Ballard universe, as he improvises off the cuff about almost everything, especially car crashes."--Metro Silicon Valley., A highly sought cultural commentator, J. G. Ballard has provided thoughtful remarks on the state of the world for decades. "J.G. Ballard Conversations" brings together several of Ballard's latest interviews and gives readers penetrating insight into the mind of one of the freshest thinkers at work today. Covering topics such at the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the evolution of sexual relationships, and our strange, immersive celebrity culture, this book is a fount of provocative takes on the things that matter. Rounded out with rare photographs of Ballard and supplemental resources, "J.G. Ballard Conversations" is a necessary item for anyone interested in the modern world., A highly sought cultural commentator, J. G. Ballard has provided thoughtful remarks on the state of the world for decades. J.G. Ballard Conversations brings together several of Ballard's latest interviews and gives readers penetrating insight into the mind of one of the freshest thinkers at work today. Covering topics such at the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the evolution of sexual relationships, and our strange, immersive celebrity culture, this book is a fount of provocative takes on the things that matter. Rounded out with rare photographs of Ballard and supplemental resources, J.G. Ballard Conversations is a necessary item for anyone interested in the modern world
LC Classification NumberPR6052.A46