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James Graham BALLARD (1930) Bibliographie de J.G. Ballard James Graham BALLARD (1930) Romans et essais R.01. The Wind From Nowhere . New York : Berkley Medallion, 1962. En français : Le vent de nulle part (trad. de René Lathière). 1) Belgique, Tournai : Casterman, 1977 (Autres temps, autres mondes, [n° 4]). 2) Paris : Librairie Générale Française, 1979 (Le Livre de poche Science-fiction, n° 7037). 3) Paris : Presses Pocket, 1986 (Science-fiction, n° 5242). R.01.1 R.01.2 R.01.3 R.02. The Drowned World . New York : Berkley Medallion, 1962. [Version longue de N.022]. En français : Le monde englouti 1) (trad. de Marie-France Desmoulin). Paris : Denoël, 1964 (Présence du futur, n° 74). 2) (même trad.). Paris : J’ai Lu, 1989 (Science-fiction, n° 2667). 3) (trad. de Michel Pagel). In recueil : Le monde englouti suivi de Sécheresse, 2008 . [F.03]. R.02.1a R.02.1b R.02.2 R.03. The Burning World . New York : Berkley Medallion, 1964. [Autre titre : The Drought ]. En français : Sécheresse 1) (trad. de Claude Darner [Anne Villelaur]). Belgique, Tournai : Casterman, 1975 (Autres temps, autres mondes, [n° 2]). 2) (même trad.. Paris : Librairie Générale Française, 1977 (Le Livre de poche Science-fiction, n° 7005). R.03.1 R.03.2 R.03.3 3) (même trad.. Paris : Presses Pocket, 1986 (Science-fiction, n° 5229). Biblio SF – n° 1 – page 1 Bibliographie de J.G. Ballard 4) (trad. de Michel Pagel. In recueil : Le monde englouti suivi de Sécheresse, 2008 . [F.03]. R.04. The Crystal World . London : Jonathan Cape, 1966. En français : La forêt de cristal 1) (trad. de Claude Saunier). Paris : Denoël, 1967 (Présence du futur, n° 98). 2) (même trad.). Paris : J’ai Lu, 1989 (Science-fiction, n° 2652). 3) (trad. de Michel Pagel). Paris : Denoël, 2008 (Lunes d’encre). R.04.1a R.04.1b R.04.2 R.04.3 R.05. Crash . London : Jonathan Cape, 1973. En français : Crash ! (trad. de Robert Louit). 1) Paris : Calmann-Lévy, 1974 (Dimensions SF, [n° 9]). 2) Paris : France Loisirs, 1975. 3) Paris : Librairie Générale Française, 1977 (Le Livre de Poche, n° 4933). 4) Paris : Presses Pocket, 1987 (Science-fiction, n° 5256). 5) Paris : Union Générale d’Éditions, 1992 (10-18, série « Domaine étranger », n° 2254]. 6) Paris : Denoël, 2005 (& d’ailleurs, [n° 8]). 7) [Paris] : Gallimard, 2007 (Folio, n° 4538). 8) In recueil : Crash ! L’île de béton, I.G.H, 2006. [F.02]. R.05.1 R.05.1 R.05.2 R.05.3 R.05.4 R.05.5 R.05.6 R.05.7 R.06. Concrete Island . London : Jonathan Cape, 1974. En français : L’île de béton (trad. de Georges Fradier). 1) Paris : Calmann-Lévy, 1974 (Dimensions SF, [n° 12]). 2) Paris : Librairie Générale Française, 1979 (Le Livre de Poche, n° 5326). Biblio SF – n° 1 – page 2 Bibliographie de J.G. Ballard 3) Paris : Union Générale d’Éditions, 1993 (10-18, série « Domaine étranger », n° 2215]. 4) In recueil : Crash ! L’île de béton, I.G.H, 2006. [F.02]. R.06.1 R.06.1 R.06.2 R.06.3 R.07. High-Rise . London : Jonathan Cape, 1975. En français : I.G.H ( trad. de Robert Louit). 1) Paris : Calmann-Lévy, 1976 (Dimensions SF, [n° 18]). 2) Paris : Librairie Générale Française, 1978 (Le Livre de Poche, n° 5164). 3) [Paris] : Rombaldi, 1980 (Bibliothèque du temps présent). 4) Paris : Presses Pocket, 1988 (Science-fiction, n° 5287). 5) In recueil : Crash ! L’île de béton, I.G.H, 2006. [F.02]. R.07.1 R.07.1 R.07.2 R.07.4 R.08. The Unlimited Dream Company . London : Jonathan Cape, 1979. British Science Fiction 1979 (Roman) En français : Le rêveur illimité (trad. de Robert Louit). 1) Paris : Calmann-Lévy, 1980 (Dimensions SF, [n° 42]). 2) Paris : Presses Pocket, 1989 (Science-fiction, n° 5324). 3) Rennes, Terre de Brume. [Prévu mais non publié]. R.08.1 R.08.2 R.09.1 R.09.2 R.09. Hello America . London : Jonathan Cape, 1981. Graoully d’Or, Grand Prix du festival de Metz 1982 (Roman étranger) En français : Salut l’Amérique ! (trad. de Elisabeth Gille). 1) Paris : Denoël, 1981 (Présence du futur, n° 326). 2) Paris : J’ai Lu, 1989 (Science-fiction, n° 2704). Biblio SF – n° 1 – page 3 Bibliographie de J.G. Ballard R.10. Empire of the Sun . London : Gollancz, 1984. En français : Empire du soleil (trad. de Élisabeth Gille). 1) Paris : Denoël, 1985. 2) Paris : France Loisirs, 1988. 3) [Paris] : Gallimard, 1990 (Folio, n° 2179). R.10.1 R.10.1 R.10.3 R.11.1 R.11. The Day of Creation . London : Gollancz, 1987. En français : Le jour de la création (trad. de Robert Louit). 1) Paris : Flammarion, 1988. 2) Paris : J’ai Lu, 1990 (Science-fiction, n° 2792). R.11.2 R.12.1 R.12.2 R.12.3 R.12. Running Wild . London : Hutchinson, 1988. En français : Le massacre de Pangbourne (trad. de Dominique Sila-Khan). 1) Paris : Pierre Belfond, 1992. 2) [Paris] : Mille et Une Nuits, 1995 (la Petite collection, nº 74). 3) Auch : Tristram, 2008 sous le titre de : Sauvagerie . R.13.1 R.13.3 R.13.4 R.14.1 R.13. The Kindness of Women . London : HarperCollins, 1991. En français : La bonté des femmes (trad. de Béatrice Vierne). 1) [Paris] : Fayard, 1992. 2) [Paris] : Grand Livre du Mois, 1992. 3) Paris : Stock, 1994 (Bibliothèque cosmopolite). 4) Paris : Librairie Générale Française, 2005 (Le Livre de poche, n° 30316). Biblio SF – n° 1 – page 4 Bibliographie de J.G. Ballard R.14. Rushing to Paradise . London : Flamingo, 1994. En français : La course au paradis (trad. de Bernard Sigaud). 1) [Paris] : Fayard, 1995. E.15. A User’s Guide to the Millennium . London : HarperCollins UK, 1996. [Recueil d’essais]. En français : Millénaire mode d’emploi (trad. de Bernard Sigaud). Auch : Tristram, 2006. R.16. Cocaine Nights . London : Flamingo, 1996. [Autre titre : The Dark Side of the Sun ]. En français : La face cachée du soleil (trad. de Bernard Sigaud). 1) [Paris] : Fayard, 1998. 2) [Paris] : Grand Livre du Mois, 1998. R.17. Super-Cannes . London : Flamingo, 2000 . [Réédition : London : Harper Perennial, 2006 comprenant N113] En français : « Super-Cannes » (trad. de Philippe Delamarre). 1) Paris : Fayard, 2001. 2) Paris : Librairie Générale Française, 2004 (Le Livre de poche, n° 30097). E.15.1 R.16.1 R.17.1 R.17.2 R.18. Millennium People . London : Flamingo, 2003. En français : Millenium people (trad. de Philippe Delamarre). 1) Paris : Denoël, 2005 (& d’ailleurs, [n° 7]). 2) [Paris] : Gallimard, 2006 (Folio, n° 4350). R.19. Quotes . San Francisco, CA : RE/Search, 2004. [Recueil de citations composé par V. Vale & Mike Ryan] R.20. Conversations . San Francisco, CA : RE/Search, 2005. [Recueil d’entretiens composé par V. Vale] R.21. Kingdom Come . London : Fourth Estate, 2006. En français : Que notre règne arrive (trad. de Michelle Charrier). 1) Paris : Denoël, 2007 (& d’ailleurs, [n° 11]). 2) [Paris] : Gallimard, 2008 (Folio, n° 4808). E.22. Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton . London : Fourth Estate, 2008. [Autobiographie]. R.18.1 R.18.2 R.21.1 R.21.2 Recueils originaux C.01. The Voices of Time and Other Stories . New York : Berkley Medallion, 1962. [Recueil composé de N012, N009, N016, N010, N005, N007 & N015]. C.02. Billenium . New York : Berkley Medallion, 1962. [Recueil composé de N019, N022, N014, N020, N003, N008, N004, N011, N001 & N023]. En français : Billenium . Belgique, Verviers : André Gérard, 1970 (Bibliothèque Marabout, série « Science-fiction », n° 356). Biblio SF – n° 1 – page 5 Bibliographie de J.G. Ballard C.03. The Four-Dimensional Nightmare . London : Victor Gollancz, 1963. [Recueil composé de N012, N009, N001, N014, N023, N027, N028 & N011]. En français : Cauchemar à quatre dimensions . Paris : Denoël, 1965 (Présence du futur, n° 82). [L'édition française a la composi- tion suivante : N012, N009, N001, N014, N028 & N023 et ne reprend donc pas N027 & N011]. C.02.1a C.02.1b C.03 C.04. Passport to Eternity . New York : Berkley Medallion, 1963. [Recueil composé de N030, N025, N006, N028, N033, N002, N024, N027 & N026]. C.05. Terminal Beach . New York : Berkley Medallion, 1964. [Recueil composé de N037, N031, N013, N034, N035, N036, N038, N039 & N044]. C.06. Terminal Beach . London : Victor Gollancz, 1964. [Recueil différent du précédent composé de N044, N033, N048, N037, N045, N032, N047, N015, N050, N019, N049 & N043]. En français : La plage ultime . Paris : J’ai Lu, 1990 (Science-fiction, n° 2859). [L'édition française a la composition suivante : N033, N048, N037, N045, N032, N047, N044, N015, N050, N019, N049 & N043]. C.07. The Drowned World and the Wind from Nowhere . Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Co, 1965. [Recueil composé de R.02 & R.01]. C.08. The Impossible Man . New York : Berkley Medallion, 1966. [Recueil composé de N048, N032, N047, N055, N040, N053, N041, N049 & N054]. C.09. The Day of Forever . London : Panther, 1967. [Recueil composé de N053, N042, N059, N030, N007, N013, N020, N039, N022 & N060]. [Contenu différent de C.14]. C.10. The Disaster Area . London : Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Recueil composé de N055, N003, N031, N035, N038, N017, N010, N005 & N054]. En français : La région du désastre . Paris : J’ai Lu, 1991 (Science-fiction, n° 2953). C.06 C.10 C.13.1 C.13.2 C.11. The Overloaded Man . London : Panther, 1967. [Recueil composé de N008, N034, N025, N006, N026, N002, N041, N036 & N016]. C.12. The Atrocity Exhibition . London : Jonathan Cape, 1970. [Roman-recueil composé de N058, N069, N056, N057, N062, N068, N073, N075, N052, N061, N070, N077, N071, N067 & N060]. [Autre titre : Love & Napalm: Export U.S.A .]. [voir C.25].
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