Birth of James Graham Ballard
Birth of James Graham Ballard
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
James Graham Ballard Biography and Timeline
Follow James Graham Ballard through 13 dated historical records for Great Britain.
James Graham Ballard, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
13Distinct records
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1930–2009Years on this page
1930
1961
The Wind From Nowhere
Publication of "The Wind From Nowhere"
1962
The Drowned World
Publication of "The Drowned World"
1964
The Burning World
Publication of "The Burning World"
1965
Drama
BBC Two screens an adaptation of the short story "Thirteen to Centaurus" directed by Peter Potter
1966
The Crystal World
Publication of "The Crystal World"
1973
Ballard explores the sexual potential of car crashes
Ballard explores the sexual potential of car crashes, a preoccupation which culminates in the novel Crash
1975
High Rise
Publication of "High Rise"
1981
Hello America
Publication of "Hello America"
1984
Empire of the Sun
Publication of "Empire of the Sun"
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction
1996
Cocaine Nights
Publication of "Cocaine Nights"
2009
Death of James Graham Ballard
Death of James Graham Ballard
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.