The purple cloud

M.P. Shiel ; edited and with an introduction by John Sutherland

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.

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書名 The purple cloud
著作者等 Shiel, M. P.
Sutherland, John
Shiel M. P.
シリーズ名 Penguin classics
出版元 Penguin
刊行年月 2012
ページ数 xlv, 295 p.
大きさ 20 cm
ISBN 9780141196428
NCID BB11179540
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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