
The Drowned World
Martin Amis
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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.
Product Details
Publisher | Liveright Publishing Corporation |
Publish Date | May 20, 2013 |
Pages | 208 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780871403629 |
Dimensions | 8.2 X 5.4 X 0.7 inches | 0.4 pounds |
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Reviews
[The Drowned World] laid the groundwork for generations of climate-change fiction to come.-- "New York Times"
A bold, hypnotic novel, by an author with a genius for the perverse.-- "Guardian"
Rich and strange...Ballard's potent symbols of beauty and dismay inundate the reader's mind.--Brian Aldiss
This tale of strange and terrible adventure in a world of steaming jungles has an oppressive power reminiscent of Conrad.--Kingsley Amis
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