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Alas, Babylon is a 1959 novel by American writer Pat Frank. [1] It is an early example of post-nuclear apocalyptic fiction and has an entry in David Pringle 's book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels .
Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disaster.
Harry Hart "Pat" Frank (May 5, 1907 – October 12, 1964) was an American newspaperman, writer, and government consultant.Perhaps the "first of the post-Hiroshima doomsday authors", [1] his best known work is his post-apocalyptic novel Alas, Babylon (1959), which depicted the outbreak of a nuclear war and the struggles of its survivors in a small central Florida town.
I've seen the series and read the book, and I don't see any support for this assertion whatsoever. Alas, Babylon is a tale of post-apocalyptic survival, while Jericho is a more action-oriented storyline that follows two drifters who help establish a new U.S. government in the face of a series of rival regional gangs.
Peter Kortner was the producer. Robert Stevens was the director. David Shaw wrote the teleplay, based on the novel, Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank. [1]The cast included Don Murray as Randy Bragg, Barbara Rush as Liz, Kim Hunter as Helen Bragg, Dana Andrews as Mark Bragg, Everett Sloane as Dr. Gunn, Rita Moreno as Rita Herndon, and Burt Reynolds as Ace.
All the Colors of the Dark was released in Italy on 28 February 1972 where it was distributed by Interfilm. [4] [1] The film grossed a total of 294,470,000 Italian lire domestically. [1] The film was released in Spain on 27 August 1973 in Spain where it was released as Todos los colores de la oscuridad. [1]
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A 1949 book review says that Earth Abides parallels two biblical stories that shows mankind spreading out and populating the world: ...the dual themes are as old as Genesis...Not a flood but a swift and deadly new disease wipes out all but a few of the human race. Ish (for "Isherwood") is the Noah of this "Great Disaster."