Miracles of Life\Wunder des Lebens, englische Ausgabe
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.
Ausstattung/Bilder: 2008. 288 p. w. ill. and ports.
Englisch
Abmessung: 24mm x 128mm x 196mm
Gewicht: 206g
ISBN-13: 9780007272341
ISBN-10: 0007272340
Best.Nr.: 23539429
'In some cases rave reviews can be wholly sincere. Mr. Ballard, you are wonderful.' Sunday Times 'The origins of this extraordinary and wonderful writer are now set out in this pellucid, forgiving, tranquil autobiography!this is a remarkable autobiography, treating events which most of us can barely imagine with tranquil dignity and exactness!an unforgettable farewell.' Spectator 'Brilliant and mesmerising!this wonderful, clear-sighted autobiography!has a wisdom and depth that makes you long to hug the author and say '"Thank you" and wish him well.' Daily Mail 'What this brief, modest and occasionally shattering book only glances at is the extraordinary body of work that has flowed from this remarkable life!fascinating!."Miracles of Life" also tells quite another story, unconscious and inadvertent, but finally brave in a way that elevates it to a level of greatness.' Observer 'Exquisitely written!"Miracles of Life", a subtle, restlessly enquiring work of touching humanity, is Ballard's crowning achievement.' Financial Times 'A jewel!as a writer, he can simply take the breath away.' Independent 'Written in characteristic spare direct prose!if this is to be his final book, it is a worthy one, both as the story of a remarkable life and of an outsider trying to make sense of postwar Britain.' The Times
J. G. Ballard (1930 - 2009) zählte in seiner britischen Heimat zu den angesehensten Schriftstellern und Kulturschaffenden. Vom Science-Fiction-Autor entwickelte er sich zum experimentellen Avantgardisten und zuletzt zu einem ebenso intelligenten wie scharfsinnigen Beobachter seiner Zeit, der sich nicht scheute, kontroverse Meinungen zu äußern. Ballard wurde mit einer Vielzahl von Preisen und Ehrungen ausgezeichnet den "Order of the British Empire", Großbritanniens höchste Auszeichnung, lehnte er dagegen ab.
