The Drought. J. G. Ballard

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Название The Drought
Автор произведения J. G. Ballard
Жанр Классическая проза
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      J. G. Ballard

      THE DROUGHT

Fourth Estate

       Copyright

      Fourth Estate

      An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8JB

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      First published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape in 1965

      Copyright © J. G. Ballard 1965

      The right of J. G. Ballard to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988.

      Introduction copyright © M. John Harrison 2014

      ‘The Ballard Tradition’ © Will Self 2003

      ‘Cataclysms and Doom’ © J. G. Ballard 1977

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Cover by Stanley Donwood.

      Image derived from a biological microscope image of salt crystal fragments and bacteria, made by Oliver Peck at the University of Bath.

      Source ISBN: 9780586089965

      Ebook Edition © October 2009 ISBN: 9780007321834

      Version: 2014-07-11

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Introduction by M. John Harrison

       PART ONE

       1. The Draining Lake

       2. Mementoes

       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