The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard [1989 PAPERBACK]

The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard

VINTAGE PAPERBACK [1989] CARROLL & GRAF PUBLISHERS

Rare 80's paperback printing of the debut novel from J.G. Ballard, author of High-Rise and Empire of the Sun. 

Book is in very good condition.  Some visible wear and a chipped corner to cover.  Reads like new with some tanning. 

In the novel that catapulted him to international acclaim upon its publication in 1962, 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..