Description
In the novel that catapulted him to international acclaim upon its publication in 1962, J.G. Ballard’s mesmerizing and ferociously prescient The Drowned World imagines a terrifying future in which solar radiation and global warming has melted the ice caps, and Triassic-era jungles have overrun a submerged and tropical London. Set during the year 2145, the novel follows biologist Dr. Robert Kerans and his team of scientists as they confront a surreal cityscape populated by giant iguanas, albino alligators, and endless swarms of malarial insects. Nature has swallowed all but a few remnants of human civilization, and slowly, Kearns and his companions are transformed–both physically and psychologically–by this prehistoric environment. The Drowned World is both a thrilling adventure and haunting examination of the effects of environmental collapse on the human mind.
Author: J. G. Ballard
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 5/20/2013
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.4 lbs
Size: 8.2″ H x 5.4″ L x 0.7″ W
ISBN: 9780871403629
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