THE ILLUMINATED MAN: LIFE, DEATH AND THE WORLDS OF J. G. BALLARD by Christopher Priest and Nina Allan (BOOK REVIEW) (opens in new tab)

“But for Balalrd it held a deeper meaning, a sense that reality was itself a stage set that could be dismantled at any moment. No matter how magnificent anything appeared, it could in a few moments be swept aside into the debris of the past. He began to believe that the ruined casino, like the city and the world beyond it, was now more real and meaningful than it had been when it was thronged with gamblers and dancers.” (36) I am a huge fan of J.G. Ballard, who remains one of the most excitin...