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Born in lansdale, pennsylvania, usa, he lived in london from 1969 until his death. Russell hoban this acclaimed story is set in an england that has suffered a nuclear holocaust. The ebook contains an introduction, a glossary, a note on the author as well as an. Fiction, nuclear warfare, regression civilization, slaves, fiction in english, general, nonclassifiable, science fiction, fiction general. Campbell memorial award for best science fiction novel in 1982, as well as an australian science fiction achievement award in 1983. This acclaimed story is set in an england that has suffered a nuclear holocaust.
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