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| Name: |
J. G. Ballard | | Birth Date: |
November 15, 1930 | | Place of Birth: |
Shanghai, China | | Nationality: |
British | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
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 Biography of J(ames) G(raham) Ballard
10196 words, approx. 34 pages
 J. G. Ballard is perhaps the most important figure to emerge from the British New Wave of science-fiction writers, whose works brought a new degree of literary sophistication and critical respectability to the genre beginning in the late 1950s. To an ext... summary from source:
Biography of J(ames) G(raham) Ballard
6435 words, approx. 21.5 pages
J. G. Ballard is one of the most significant of those British novelists who have established themselves since 1960. Although he established his literary reputation as a science-fiction writer, he has come to believe that the present, rather than the futu... summary from source:
 Biography of J. G. Ballard
4708 words, approx. 15.7 pages
J. G. Ballard is "perhaps the most important figure to emerge from the British New Wave of science-fiction writers, whose works brought a new degree of literary sophistication and critical respectability to the genre beginning in the late 1950s," accordi...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Empire of the Sun Information
536 words, approx. 2 pages
 Empire of the Sun is a 1984 novel by J. G. Ballard and was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Though it is essentially fiction, it draws extensively on Ballard's experiences in World War II. It recounts the story of a young English boy, Jim...
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 The New York Observer Prison Break
6/26/2007: 575 words, approx. 2 pagesRESCUE DAWN Running time 126 minutes Written and directed by Werner Herzog Starring Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies From his adolescent debut in Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun to his dramatic weight loss as a human skeleton in The Machinist, Christian Bale has never... summary from source:
TeenHollywood.com Christian Bale: War Hero
7/5/2007: 1,822 words, approx. 6 pagesDespite his great body of work, beginning when he was just a boy starring in Spielberg's Empire of the Sun in 1987, Welsh-born actor Christian Bale is now firmly stamped in our memories as the latest, darkest and maybe hunkiest Batman! Next summer he'll appear... summary from source:
The New York Observer Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle: Mildly Amusing Martial-Arts Romp
4/17/2005: 1,979 words, approx. 7 pagesStephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle, from a screenplay by Mr. Chow, Tsang Kan Cheong, Xin Huo and Chan Man Keung, is difficult for me to evaluate. I know next to nothing about Mr. Chow, even though he's been appearing in Hong Kong films since 1988,...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Review by Gilbert Adair
1,025 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following review, Adair comments on Spielberg's “cosmic” and supernatural sensibility in Empire of the Sun.
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Critical Review by Tom O'Brien
1,021 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following review, O'Brien notes Spielberg's tendency toward childishness and sentimentality in Empire of the Sun.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 88%The Empire of the Sun
1,012 words, approx. 3 pages
Explores the novel The Empire of the Sun, by J.G. Ballard. Examines Ballard's use of characterization in the text, focusing on the character Jim. Describes the complex nature of good and evil as embodied in the character. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 92%Z for Zacharaiah and Empire of the Sun
952 words, approx. 3 pages
Z for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien - film Empire of the Sun directed by Steven Spielberg
Shows how personalities drastically change during the times of war and tragedy.
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