The Drowned World
by J. G. Ballard

The Drowned World: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

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Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

The novel is set in the year 2145, in the flooded ruins of a European city that turns out to be London. Seventy years earlier, a series of solar flares catalyzed rapid global warming and intense flooding. These environmental changes have turned life on Earth into a survival situation for humanity.