In this revealing autobiography, which was also his farewell work, JJ Ballard charts the course of his extraordinary life, beginning with the events that inspired his classic novel Empire of the Sun.
The Wonders of Life takes us from pre-war Shanghai to the deprivations and unexpected freedoms of the Japanese concentration camp where Ballard was incarcerated during World War II, and from there to post-war Britain.
The author recalls his first attempts at writing and his participation in the social and artistic revolutions of the 1960s. He describes his association with some of the greatest contemporary artists, as well as family life in Shepparton, southeast England, where he grew up alone his three children, after the unexpected death of his wife.
A fascinating account of the experiences that shaped the work of this extraordinary writer, imbued with that rare wisdom of people who are at peace with life.
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