ALAS, BABYLON
by Pat Frank (Harry Hart Frank)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +/very good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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Synopsis
Alas, Babylon is a 1959 novel by American writer Pat Frank (the pen name of Harry Hart Frank). It was one of the first post-apocalyptic novels of the nuclear age and remains popular fifty years after it was first published. The novel deals with the effects of a nuclear war on the small town of Fort Repose, Florida, which is based upon the actual city of Mount Dora.
Reviews
5 stars one of the greatest character driven novels ever written
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49421
- Title
- ALAS, BABYLON
- Author
- Pat Frank (Harry Hart Frank)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition as stated
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1959
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