I came to live in Shepperton in 1960. I thought: the future isn't in the metropolitan areas of London. I want to go out to the new suburbs, near the film studios. This was the England I wanted to write about, because this was the new world that was emerging.

J. G. Ballard

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About Area Because Came Emerging England Film Future Go I Came Live London Metropolitan Near New New World Out Studios Suburbs Thought Want Wanted World Write

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