Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JG Ballard pictured at his home in 1988. The sci-fi writer's novels were inspired by his very unusual upbringing - David ...

Whenever an artist whose work(s) you enjoyed, or whose brilliance you once saw on show dies, a part of you dies, especially if the dead artist was younger.

The Guardian newspaper has reported that author J.G. Ballard has passed away after a long battle with prostate cancer. His agent, Margaret Hanbury, announced that Ballard died this morning. He was 78.