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Apocalyptic fiction /
Visions of post-apocalyptic worlds have proved to be irresistible for many 21st-century writers, from literary novelists to fantasy and young adult writers. Exploring a wide range of texts, from the works of Margaret Atwood, Cormac McCarthy and David Mitchell to young adult novels such as Suzanne Co...
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London:
Bloomsbury;
2017.
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| Series: | 21st century genre fiction
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Dreams of the 'ruined' future
- 2. 'God rains over everything': Two floods
- 3. 'Sudden departure': Rapture writing
- 4. 'In the beginning, there was chaos': Atwood, apocalypse, art
- 5. Empty roads: Walking after catastrophe
- 6. Keep watching: Spectacle, rebellion and apocalyptic rites of passage
- 7. Conclusion: 'Survival is insufficient.'