D. Harlan Wilson is a professor of English at Wright State University–Lake Campus. He is the author of Cultographies: They Live, Technologized Desire: Selfhood and the Body in Postcapitalist Science Fiction, and over twenty novels and fiction collections.
Locus Recommended Reading List, 2017
"Elegantly argued, intuitively organized, and sure to be relevant
to Ballardian scholars. . . . A testament to Ballard's continued
relevance."--Library Journal
"Scholars and fans of Ballard will find this study comprehensive
and stimulating."--Publisher's Weekly
"J. G. Ballard is an engaging and comprehensive study that marshals
a constellation of insights around a single, robust argument. No
scholar writing on Ballard in future will want to be without
it. The book would also serve as an ideal introduction to Ballard
for undergraduates or others coming to his work for the first
time."--The British Society for Literature and Science
"Wilson interweaves the biographical elements with rich and
insightful analysis of Ballard's oeuvre, from the novels to the
short stories, plus commentary on his non-fiction work."--Amazing
Stories
"A comprehensive and intelligent overview of the author's work, it
is critically engaged, well-informed in terms of existing
scholarship, and written in a lively and accessible style. This is
an excellent introduction to Ballard's work for scholars new to the
author, as well as for fans and general readers." --Science Fiction
Studies
"Energetically written and deeply informed, Wilson's study is a
highly recommended resource for readers needing either a convenient
refresher of Ballard's entire oeuvre or a singular entry point into
Ballard's fascinating life work." --SFRA Review
"Wilson has put together an impressive book. There is something
intuitive and effortless in his assessment of Ballard's work, and
around every corner are
oh-my-goodness-how-could-anyone-have-possibly-missed-that moments
of discovery. For fans and critics alike, this is a must-read."
--American Book Review
"A new comprehensive standard. Wilson's insights reach to the
furthest ends of J. G. Ballard's bookshelf, complicate easy
assumptions about the location of the 'autobiographical' in his
novels, and, best of all, assert that if there is a science fiction
worth advancing into the twenty-first century, Ballard is at the
center, not the periphery, of that project."--Jonathan Lethem
"In this wide-ranging and accessible work, D. Harlan Wilson argues
that J. G. Ballard is a writer who remained true to science fiction
even as he claimed to abandon the genre. With clear-eyed
intelligence and a deep understanding of his subject, Wilson builds
a compelling case for Ballard as perhaps SF’s most radical
innovator."--Simon Sellars, coeditor of Extreme Metaphors:
Interviews with J. G. Ballard, 1967–2008
"Did J. G. Ballard protest too much? In this engaging work, Wilson
makes a compelling case that, though Ballard often distanced
himself from science fiction, his entire oeuvre belongs to the
genre, even if Ballard fundamentally changed the genre along the
way to include the terrain of inner space and the
science-fictionalization of everyday life. A wonderful reading of
one of late modernity’s greatest imaginative writers."--David Ian
Paddy, author of The Empires of J. G. Ballard: An Imagined
Geography
"Both interested and academic readers will appreciate the delicate
balance Wilson achieves between the breadth of his palate and the
depth of each shade, all the while amused by Wilson’s snappy prose
and ever-unfolding insights that reveal with appeal in this unique
and compelling study of the Seer of Shepperton. What comes after
highly recommended?"--Rick McGrath, editor of Deep Ends: The J. G.
Ballard Anthology
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