Quote by: J. G. Ballard

My room is dominated by the huge painting, which is a copy of 'The Violation' by the Belgian surrealist Paul Delvaux. The original was destroyed during the Blitz in 1940, and I commissioned an artist I know, Brigid Marlin, to make a copy from a photograph. I never stop looking at this painting and its mysterious and beautiful women.


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Author Bio


  • NameJ. G. Ballard
  • DescriptionBritish writer
  • AliasesJames Graham Ballard
  • BornNovember 15, 1930
  • DiedApril 19, 2009
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Novelist; Writer; Autobiographer
  • WorksCrash; Empire Of The Sun
  • AwardsJames Tait Black Memorial Prize