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Author JG Ballard dies after battle with prostate cancer

Bestselling author JG Ballard died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. The award-winning novelist, widely acclaimed for books including Crash and Empire of the Sun, was 78.

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CHRIS WATT

Bestselling author JG Ballard died yesterday after a long battle with cancer.

The award-winning novelist, widely acclaimed for books including Crash and Empire of the Sun, was 78.