Description
In the aftermath of a devastating Third World War, a ruined Los Angeles becomes the setting for a grimly transformed civilization shaped by atomic destruction, disease, and the collapse of familiar institutions. As outsiders encounter the survivors, the novel exposes the strange social, religious, and moral systems that have emerged from catastrophe. Blending dystopian speculation, satire, and darkly comic allegory, it offers a searching critique of technological arrogance, ideological fanaticism, and humanity’s capacity for both cruelty and renewal.
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paperback
I.R. Dee
Published Jan 1, 1992
222 pages
ISBN: 9780929587783
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Details
First Published
1948
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Ape and Essence by Aldous Huxley.
War/Trauma
Violence
Death/Grief
Abuse