LONDON — Writer J.G. Ballard, best known for the autobiographical novel "Empire of The Sun," which drew on his childhood detention in a Japanese prison camp in China, died Sunday, his agent said. He was 78.
UPDATE: 'Empire of the Sun' author Ballard dies
Sunday, April 19, 2009 | 8:56 p.m. CDT
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