{"product_id":"the-drowned-world-9780871403629","title":"The Drowned World","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the novel that catapulted him to international acclaim upon its publication in 1962, J.G. Ballard's mesmerizing and ferociously prescient \u003cem\u003eThe Drowned World\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Drowned World\u003c\/em\u003e is both a thrilling adventure and haunting examination of the effects of environmental collapse on the human mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmis, Martin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMartin Amis\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Britain's most prolific post-war writers and a professor of creative writing at the University of Manchester. His stories and essays explore the absurdity of the postmodern condition.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBallard, J. G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJ.G. Ballard\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Shanghai in 1930 and lived in England from 1946 until his death in London in 2009. He is the author of nineteen novels, including \u003cem\u003eEmpire of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Drought\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e, with many of them made into major films.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592567886098,"sku":"9780871403629","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b345e091-b9c0-4094-bd00-21b2ca83ee2e.jpg?v=1732105488","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-drowned-world-9780871403629","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}