Ballardian
Britishadjective
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of James Graham Ballard (1930–2009), the British novelist, or his works
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resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in Ballard's novels and stories, esp dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes, and the psychological effects of technological, social or environmental developments
Example Sentences
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The retro-futurist production design is gorgeously awful, the cast is awfully gorgeous, and the dystopian setting is explored with an appropriately Ballardian blend of suavity and aggression.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2016
That seems to me a quintessential Ballardian sentence, depicting a denatured landscape in which people don't so much communicate as exchange mass-produced gestures.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2014
To call something Ballardian is to suggest dystopian landscapes pockmarked by the recurring images in his novels: empty swimming pools, abandoned hotels, deserted runways.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2013
Petit scrutinises London – seen in the first third – with a fierce Ballardian eye, contemplating the tower blocks and flyovers of Shepherd's Bush with monochrome intensity.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2012
A bizarre contemporary event like the paparazzi car-crash death of Princess Diana is perfectly Ballardian.
From Time Magazine Archive
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