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The Nuclear Age

Book ID
126308733
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Year
1985
Tongue
English
Weight
146 KB
Category
Standards

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✦ Synopsis

At the age of 49, after a lifetime of insomnia and midnight peril, William Cowling believes the hour has come for him to seize control. So, he begins to dig a hole in his backyard—a shelter against impending doom—much to the chagrin of his family. Ultimately, he finds he must make a choice: safety or sanity; love or fidelity to the truth. Darkly comic, poignant, and provocative, this visionary novel by the author of In the captures the essence of what it’s like to be a conscious human being in the nuclear age.

✦ Subjects

Современная проза

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