The Great Cities Trilogy

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gptkbp:instanceOf literary work
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Drowned_World_(film)
The Burning World (film)
The Burning World (graphic novel)
The Crystal World (film)
The Crystal World (graphic novel)
The_Drowned_World_(graphic_novel)
gptkbp:author gptkb:J._G._Ballard
gptkbp:character gptkb:Robert_Kerans
Beatrice
Dr._Edward
Dr._Richard
gptkbp:conflict man vs. nature
man vs. society
man vs. self
gptkbp:contains The Crystal World
The Drowned World
The Burning World
gptkbp:critical_reception positive reviews
gptkbp:genre science fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Cities Trilogy
gptkbp:influence urban studies
environmental literature
speculative fiction
post-apocalyptic fiction
climate fiction
gptkbp:influenced cyberpunk genre
dystopian literature
gptkbp:inspiration real-world cities
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0-00-651120-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:motif identity
isolation
survival
nature reclaiming urban spaces
gptkbp:narrativeStyle third-person perspective
gptkbp:publishedBy 1962
gptkbp:publisher Victor Gollancz Ltd
gptkbp:setting gptkb:future_Earth
flooded cities
post-apocalyptic_Earth
gptkbp:style lyrical prose
gptkbp:symbolism water
rebirth
decay
gptkbp:theme climate change
human survival
urban decay