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The Drought is a 1965 science-fiction novel by British writer J. G. Ballard, also published in revised form as The Burning World. It imagines a near-future society in which a mysterious environmental change stops fresh water from reaching the world's rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
The story follows physician Charles Ransom through a landscape of drought, social breakdown, and increasingly unstable human behavior, making it an early example of Ballard's climate-disaster fiction.
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Who wrote The Drought?
The Drought was written by British science-fiction author J. G. Ballard. It was published in 1965 and later appeared in revised form as The Burning World.
What causes the crisis in The Drought?
A mysterious environmental change prevents fresh water from reaching rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. The novel follows the social breakdown that develops as accessible water disappears.
Is The Drought the same book as The Burning World?
They are different published versions of the same Ballard novel. The 1965 title The Drought was later revised and issued as The Burning World.
What kind of disaster novel is The Drought?
It is an environmental science-fiction novel about the loss of fresh water rather than a conventional nuclear or military apocalypse. Ballard uses the drying landscape to explore fear, social order, and human behavior.
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