Alas, Babylon

Zusatztext "A harrowing, human story." Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext "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. Zusammenfassung “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, 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. When the unthinkable nightmare of nuclear holocaust ravaged the United States, it was instant death for tens of millions of people; for survivors, 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 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.

Product details

• Authors: Pat Frank
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.03.2025
• EAN: 9780060741877
• ISBN: 978-0-06-074187-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Perennial Classics; Harper Perennial Modern Classics; Harper Perennial Modern Classics; Perennial Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Media Tie-In, FICTION: Classics, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, FICTION: Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, RELIGION: THEOLOGY, FICTION: Animals, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: FICTION, RELIGION: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Russian & Former Soviet Union