The Burning World
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| Author | J. G. Ballard |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Berkley Books |
| Released | 1964 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 160 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
The Burning World is a 1964 science fiction novel by British author J. G. Ballard. An expanded version, retitled The Drought, was first published in 1965 by Jonathan Cape.
[edit] Plot introduction
In contrast to Ballard's earlier novel The Drowned World, The Burning World describes a world in which water is scarce. After an extensive drought, rivers have turned to trickles and the earth to dust, causing the world's populations to head toward the oceans in search of water.
