The world is threatened by dramatic climate change in this highly acclaimed and influential novel, one of the most important early works by the bestselling author of COCAINE NIGHTS and SUPER-CANNES.The world is threatened by dramatic climate change in this highly acclaimed and influential novel, one of the most important early works by the bestselling author of Cocaine Nights and Super-Cannes. Water. Man's most precious commodity is a luxury of the past. Radioactive waste from years of industrial dumping has caused the sea to form a protective skin strong enough to devastate the Earth it once sustained. And while the remorseless sun beats down on the dying land, civilization itself begins to crack. Violence erupts and insanity reigns as the remnants of mankind struggle for survival in a worldwide desert of despair.
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J.G. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai. After internment in a civilian prison camp, he and his family returned to England in 1946. He published his first novel, The Drowned World, in 1961. His 1984 bestseller 'Empire of the Sun' won the Guardian Fiction Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It was later filmed by Steven Spielberg.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. By the bestselling author of Cocaine Nights and Super-Cannes the world is threatened by dramatic climate change in this highly acclaimed and influential novel. Water. Mans most precious commodity is a luxury of the past. Radioactive waste from years of industrial dumping has caused the sea to form a protective skin strong enough to devastate the Earth it once sustained. And while the remorseless sun beats down on the dying land, civilization itself begins to crack. Violence erupts and insanity reigns as the remnants of mankind struggle for survival in a worldwide desert of despair.Remarkable for its prescience and the originality of its vision, The Drought is a work of major importance from the early career of one of Britains most acclaimed novelists.This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballards works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Ned Beauman, Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs. With a new introduction by M. John Harrison and a striking new cover design from the artist Stanley Donwood, this acclaimed cult novel sees human existence threatened by devastating climate change. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780586089965
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