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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 .
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.
The Book of Eli [4] 2010 The Divide: 2012 Cloud Atlas: 2012 Dredd: 2012 Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl: 2014 Mad Max: Fury Road: 2015 Z for Zachariah: 2015 Friend of the World: 2020 Brian Patrick Butler (screenplay); takes place in the aftermath of a nuclear war. Based on Dr. Strangelove and La Jetée.
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, An English-Language Selection, 1949–1984 is a nonfiction book by David Pringle, published by Xanadu in 1985 [1] [2] with a foreword by Michael Moorcock. Primarily, the book comprises 100 short essays on the selected works, covered in order of publication, without any ranking.
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It also requires seminar attendance and a reading and one-page summary for 12 of the following books: Pride and Prejudice, "What is Seen and What is Not Seen" from Essays on Political Economy, The One Minute Teacher, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning, Great Expectations, Alas, Babylon ...
"Alas, Babylon" " The Hiding Place " was an American television play broadcast on March 22, 1960, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90 . It was the 12th episode of the fourth season of Playhouse 90 .
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.