Rising water

Description
I seem to have read a lot of books which are set around the damming of a river and the drowning of villages. I suppose it's a good metaphor for all sorts of things. Would love more recommendations.
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bluepiano
Explanations
bluepiano: Stories about peasants whose village will be flooded when a dam is constructed. (Flooding is the climax, not the subject, of the novel.)
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