J. G. Ballard
THE DROUGHT
Fourth Estate
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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
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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
Introduction by M. John Harrison
22. Multiplication of the Arcs