J.G. Ballard
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
This goo was worth a point in March 2026.
publication date: Sunday, March 22, 2026 (part of March 2026)
category: 
Literature
clue: This British novelist, who was trapped in occupied Shanghai by an enemy Empire as a boy, crashed into dystopian topics more than once, including in a drowned London after global warming a failing high-rise apartment building.
explanation: Ballard's novels include Crash, High-Rise, and the semi-autobiographical Empire of the Sun, all of which were adapted to film, as well as The Drowned World. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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