Chronopolis (short story)

Chronopolis
AuthorJ. G. Ballard
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
Publication date
1960
Publication placeEngland

Chronopolis is a science fiction short story by British writer J. G. Ballard, first published in 1960. The story begins with a man in prison, Newman, and proceeds to examine his fascination with the concept of time in a world where clocks have been prohibited and are regulated by time police.

"Chronopolis" appears in an anthology edited by Andrew Goodwyn, Science Fiction Stories.