Alas, Babylon - Couverture souple

Frank, Pat

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060741872 ISBN 13 : 9780060741877

Editeur : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005

Synopsis

“An extraordinary real picture of human beings numbed by catastrophe but still driven by the unconquerable determination of living creatures to keep on being alive.” —The New Yorker

The classic apocalyptic novel by Pat Frank, a gripping work of survivalist fiction first published in 1959 at the height of the Cold War, with an introduction by award-winning science fiction writer and scientist David Brin.

“Alas, Babylon.” Those fateful words heralded the end of the world. When the unthinkable nightmare of nuclear holocaust ravaged the United States, it was instant death for tens of millions of people; for the survivors of the nuclear war aftermath, it was a nightmare of hunger, sickness, and brutality. Overnight, a thousand years of civilization were stripped away.

But for one small Florida town, miraculously spared against all the odds, the post-apocalyptic struggle was only just beginning, as the isolated survivors—men and women of all ages and races—found the courage to come together and confront the harrowing darkness.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Pat Frank (1908–1964) was the author of the classic postapocalyptic novel Alas, Babylon, as well as the Cold War thriller Forbidden Area. Before becoming an author, Frank worked as a journalist and also as a propagandist for the government. He was one of the first and most influential science fiction writers to deal with the consequences of atomic warfare.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

"Alas, Babylon." Those fateful words heralded the end. When a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight, and tens of millions of people are killed instantly. But for one small town in Florida, miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, as men and women of all backgrounds join together to confront the darkness.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060741872
• ISBN 13: 9780060741877
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
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