The Purple Cloud
Autor M.P. SHIEL Editat de John Sutherlanden Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 iul 2012
Strange, macabre, and, fantastical, M. P. Shiel's The Purple Cloud is a landmark work that heralded the genre of apocalyptic fiction. It tells the grandly bleak story of Adam Jeffson-the first man to reach the North Pole and the last man left alive on earth. A sweet-smelling cloud of poisonous gas has devastated the world, and as Jeffson travels the stricken globe in search of human life, he slowly succumbs to madness, unleashing fire and destruction on his planet. A new introduction by literary scholar John Sutherland explores The Purple Cloud's apocalyptic themes and Shiel's colorful private life.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141196428
ISBN-10: 0141196424
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin Classics
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0141196424
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin Classics
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
Fantastic,
weird,
macabre...imaginative,
fascinating,
convincing,
as
some
dreadful
nightmare...a
remarkable
piece
of
work...head
and
shoulders
above
the
average
tale
of
fantastic
adventure
Delivered with a skill and artistry falling little short of actual majesty
The first great science fiction novel of the science fiction century
One of the best last-man books,The Purple Cloudstill surprises with its passionate despair and prescient scenes of mass extinction, motorcars, electrified billboards and telephone sex by undersea cable
Delivered with a skill and artistry falling little short of actual majesty
The first great science fiction novel of the science fiction century
One of the best last-man books,The Purple Cloudstill surprises with its passionate despair and prescient scenes of mass extinction, motorcars, electrified billboards and telephone sex by undersea cable
Notă biografică
M P Shiel
Descriere
Dark, desolate and fantastical, The Purple Cloud was a pioneer in the genre of apocalyptic novels, and the first great science fiction work of the twentieth century. It inspired authors such as H. P. Lovecraft and Stephen King.
The Purple Cloud tells the grandly bleak story of Adam Jeffson: the first man to reach the North Pole and the last man left alive on earth. A sweet-smelling, deadly cloud of poisonous gas has devastated the world, and as Jeffson travels the stricken globe in search of human life, he slowly succumbs to madness, and unleashes fire and destruction on his planet.
John Sutherland's introduction discusses M. P. Shiel's dissolute life, the originality of his book and its place within the context of 'last man' novels. This edition also includes a chronology, notes and further reading.