Empire of the Sun
J.G. Ballard’s surreal fiction continues to resonate through the century
Christopher Priest’s sympathetic biography, completed by his wife after his premature death, will enlighten new readers and maintain Ballard’s reputation
The wicked old Paris of the Orient
Here’s the Mandarin for ooh-la-la! As Taras Grescoe, a respected Canadian writer of nonfiction, shows in this marvellous, microscopically descriptive…







