This Is the Way the World Ends
Book • 1986
This novel, published in 1986, is a visionary tale of the apocalypse, critiquing the ideologies of brinksmanship and mutually assured destruction.
It follows George Paxton, who unwittingly becomes embroiled in a nuclear holocaust, and is later put on trial by the ghosts of potential humans who never got to be born.
The story is both a satire and a poignant exploration of human loss and the consequences of nuclear war.
It follows George Paxton, who unwittingly becomes embroiled in a nuclear holocaust, and is later put on trial by the ghosts of potential humans who never got to be born.
The story is both a satire and a poignant exploration of human loss and the consequences of nuclear war.
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