Comments on: ‘Le passé composé de J. G. Ballard’: JGB on Empire of the Sun http://www.ballardian.com/le-passe-compose-de-j-g-ballard Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:38:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dan O'Hara http://www.ballardian.com/le-passe-compose-de-j-g-ballard/comment-page-1#comment-3363 Dan O'Hara Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:18:34 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/?p=1454#comment-3363 Not too sure, Graham. It's possibly to do with the publication, Magazine Litteraire, rather than any particular interviewer. It's the equivalent of the TLS or LRB, so a much more heavyweight title than Ballard's usual interview outlets, mainly newspapers in Britain - and that rather ties in with the more general point you make about French culture. Not too sure, Graham. It’s possibly to do with the publication, Magazine Litteraire, rather than any particular interviewer. It’s the equivalent of the TLS or LRB, so a much more heavyweight title than Ballard’s usual interview outlets, mainly newspapers in Britain – and that rather ties in with the more general point you make about French culture.

]]> By: Graham Rae http://www.ballardian.com/le-passe-compose-de-j-g-ballard/comment-page-1#comment-3365 Graham Rae Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:04:50 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/?p=1454#comment-3365 No problem Dan. Credit where credit's due. I know you will be biased, but I was wondering why you thought that the French interviews went deeper. Is it because the French have a non-judgmental historical regard for intellect and art, and know what questions to ask? I always meant - mean - to research how an ostensibly Catholic country could come up with existentialism and such sexual freedom. Great interview. And translation. I speak French, but so badly after 20+ years way from high school I wouldn't even bother you with it. G. No problem Dan. Credit where credit’s due. I know you will be biased, but I was wondering why you thought that the French interviews went deeper. Is it because the French have a non-judgmental historical regard for intellect and art, and know what questions to ask? I always meant – mean – to research how an ostensibly Catholic country could come up with existentialism and such sexual freedom.

Great interview. And translation. I speak French, but so badly after 20+ years way from high school I wouldn’t even bother you with it.

G.

]]> By: Dan O'Hara http://www.ballardian.com/le-passe-compose-de-j-g-ballard/comment-page-1#comment-3362 Dan O'Hara Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:53:25 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/?p=1454#comment-3362 Thanks for the comments, Mike, Graham; the French interviews do seem to penetrate a little bit further than most. There's more to come... Thanks for the comments, Mike, Graham; the French interviews do seem to penetrate a little bit further than most. There’s more to come…

]]> By: Graham Rae http://www.ballardian.com/le-passe-compose-de-j-g-ballard/comment-page-1#comment-3361 Graham Rae Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:54:55 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/?p=1454#comment-3361 What an excellent interview. Taps into areas of Ballard that 90% of interviews don't; seems to engage him on his intellectual level. Thanks for printing this, Simon. G. What an excellent interview. Taps into areas of Ballard that 90% of interviews don’t; seems to engage him on his intellectual level. Thanks for printing this, Simon.

G.

]]> By: Mike H. http://www.ballardian.com/le-passe-compose-de-j-g-ballard/comment-page-1#comment-3364 Mike H. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:54:48 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/?p=1454#comment-3364 An interesting interview ... thanks, Dan! It's good to see someone pushing Ballard on the issue of reality and imagination in "Empire". And I liked the bit about Jim observing the world around him as if it's a film or a magazine; I hadn't really thought of it like that, but it's very true. An interesting interview … thanks, Dan!

It’s good to see someone pushing Ballard on the issue of reality and imagination in “Empire”. And I liked the bit about Jim observing the world around him as if it’s a film or a magazine; I hadn’t really thought of it like that, but it’s very true.

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