Archive - Modern Writers - Interviews with remarkable authors. JG Ballard looks back at Empire. Memories have huge staying power, but like dreams, they thrive in the dark, surviving for decades in the deep waters of our minds like shipwrecks on the sea bed. Hauling them into the daylight can be risky. Within a few hours, a precious trophy of childhood or a first romance can crumble into rust. Empire Of The Sun Production year: 1987 Country: USA Cert (UK): PG Runtime: 152 mins Directors: Steven Spielberg Cast: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson More on this film.
JG Ballard Shanghai Home & Lunghua Camp. JG Ballard's Home Destroyed by Renovations In the autumn of 2009 a few trusty spies visiting and living in Shanghai noted the restaurant SH508 had shut down and crews were assembling on the site.
Over the next 10 months what remained of the house Ballard grew up in was gutted and rebuilt into a brand new brick structure, possibly a large private home. This section includes emails and photographs depicting the carnage as it progresses.