The Drought

图书信息

作者	J. G. Ballard,M. John Harrison
出版社	Fourth Estate
ISBN	9780007321834
出版时间	2009-10-29
字数	30.7万
分类	Fourth Estate,进口书,外文原版书,小说

读书简介

With a new introduction by M. John Harrison and a striking new cover design from the artist Stanley Donwood, this acclaimed cult novel sees human existence threatened by devastating climate change. 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 despair. Remarkable for its prescience and the originality of its vision, The Drought is a work of major importance from the early career of one of Britain’s most acclaimed novelists. This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard’s works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Ned Beauman, Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs.

目录

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction by M. John Harrison

Part One

1. The Draining Lake

2. Mementoes

3. The Fisherman

4. The Dying Swan

5. The Coming of the Desert

6. The Crying Land

7. The Face

8. The Fire Sermon

9. The Phoenix

10. Miranda

11. The Lamia

12. The Drowned Aquarium

13. The Nets

14. A New River

15. The Burning Altar

16. The Terminal Zone

17. The Cheetah

18. The Yantras

19. Mr Jordan

20. The Burning City

21. Journey to the Sea

22. Multiplication of the Arcs

23. The Fairground

24. The Bitter Sea

Part Two

25. Dune Limbo

26. The Lagoon

27. The Tidal Waves

28. At the Settlement

29. The Stranded Neptune

30. The Sign of the Crab

31. The White Lion

Part Three

32. The Illuminated River

33. The Train

34. The Mannequins

35. The Smoke Fires

36. The Mirage

37. The Oasis

38. The Pavilion

39. The Androgyne

40. The Dead Bird

41. A Drowning

42. ‘Jours de Lenteur’

The Ballard Tradition

Cataclysms and Dooms

About the Author

By the same author

About the Publisher