The Burning World

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name = The Burning World
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image_caption = Cover of first edition (paperback)
author = J. G. Ballard
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Berkley Books
release_date = 1964
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media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pages = 160 pp
isbn = NA
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"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.

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.

External links

* [http://www.rickmcgrath.com/jgb.html The Terminal Collection: JG Ballard First Editions]