In memory of ‘Crash’, by Beatrice and Fay Ballard
We were so excited both to reissue Crash, and to have Zadie Smith write the introduction, that we at 4th Estate had no idea how best to celebrate today's publication appropriately. Editor Clare Reihill suggested that we get in touch with Ballard's daughters Beatrice and Fay and ask them to write something about their father. What came of this you'll read below; two equally touching pieces, both so different to one another yet so pleasingly similar. Thank you, Beatrice and Fay, for sharing with us memories of Ballard that we'd never have known. Read More
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