‘The experience Mr Ballard offers is mystical...It is weird; it is grotesque; it is magnificently Gothic.’ Sunday Times
‘By arranging a world drought to kill off the majority of people, he brings his characters to a state of timeless, arid obsession with what is left of water and of their own selves...a sensitive, baroque study in decadence.’ Daily Telegraph
‘Ballard paints staggering imaginary landscapes. A very impressive book by a deeply serious writer, the originality and power of whose vision can be felt.’ TLS
A key title from the author of ‘Cocaine Nights’, ‘Empire of the Sun’ and ‘Crash’.
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 despairs.
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Descripción Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR001729547
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Descripción Condición: Good. 1966. same ISBN, press and cover from listing. Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1M5000005VV0_ns
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Descripción Paperback. Condición: Very Good+. Reprint; First Printing. Minor reading creases. ; Nice tight flat copy, no names or marks inside. ; Flamingo Sixties Classics; 233 pages; A thirsting world as water becomes a thing of the past. A protective barrier forms over the world's oceans due to decades of dumping industrial and nuclear waste into the seas. As the relentless sun beats down civilisation begins to crack. Mass Market PB. Nº de ref. del artículo: 15845
Descripción Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 1st Flamingo 60s Classic. Paperback. The Drought. New and unread. 'One of the few genuine surrealists this country has produced, the possessor of a terrifying and exhilarating imagination'. (Guardian). 233 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Nº de ref. del artículo: 111286
Descripción Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Very good condition used 2001 First Flamingo Edition Paperback. Published by Flamingo, London. Author: J.G. Ballard. ISBN: 9780007115181. Approx dims: 180mm h x 110mm w x 16mm d. Intact clean, glossy condition covers with slight creasing and rubbing to edges and corners, plus slight signs of handling. Intact spine. 233 clean tanned inside pages of English text, no inscriptions. Page ends tanned. Image shown is actual book for sale. Synopsis: The Drought by J.G. Ballard tells the chilling story of the world on the brink of extinction, where a global drought, brought on by industrial waste, has left mankind in a life-or-death search for water. Violence erupts and insanity reigns as the human race struggles for survival in a worldwide desert of despair. First published 1965. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-1542618389471