{"product_id":"the-drowned-world-by-j-g-ballard","title":"The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Liveright Publishing Corporation:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling adventure with “an oppressive power reminiscent of Conrad” (Kingsley Amis), considered by many to be Ballard’s finest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the novel that catapulted him to international acclaim upon its publication in 1962, J.G. Ballard’s mesmerizing and ferociously prescient\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Drowned World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eimagines 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.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Drowned World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis both a thrilling adventure and haunting examination of the effects of environmental collapse on the human mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53687815438629,"sku":"9780871403629","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/files\/ScreenShot2026-08-27at12.57.03PM.png?v=1787853458","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/the-drowned-world-by-j-g-ballard","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}