Ballard's Experimental Novel Spans Three Decades
J.G. Ballard wrote poetry before turning to science fiction. His experimental work "The Atrocity Exhibition" took thirty years to complete, started in the 1960s and finished in the 1990s. The novel references surrealists like Dalí and Ernst, and Pop Art figures such as Warhol and Wesselman. Its narrative style is deliberately disconcerting and deconstructed.
Key facts
- J.G. Ballard wrote poetry before science fiction novels.
- "The Atrocity Exhibition" took thirty years to complete.
- The novel was started in the 1960s and finished in the 1990s.
- References surrealists Dalí and Ernst.
- References Pop Art artists Warhol and Wesselman.
- Narrative style is deliberately disconcerting and deconstructed.
Entities
Artists
- J.G. Ballard
- Salvador Dalí
- Max Ernst
- Andy Warhol
- Tom Wesselman
Sources
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