The Drowned World
of J.G. Ballard, Martin Amis (Introduction)
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First published in 1962, J.G. Ballard's mesmerizing and ferociously prescient novel imagines a terrifying future in which solar radiation and global warming have melted the polar 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, Kerans and his companions are transformedâboth physically and psychologicallyâby this prehistoric environment. Echoing Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darknessâcomplete with a mad white hunter and his hordes of native soldiersâthis "powerful and beautifully clear" (Brian Aldiss) work becomes a thrilling adventure and a haunting examination of the effects of environmental collapse on the human mind.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 198 pages
- Publisher Liveright
- Publication Date May 20th 2013
- First Publication 06/30/62
- Language English
- ISBN 9780871403629
- Edition 50th Anniversary
- Category Other
- Scenario ['London, England']
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