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52%OFFBernard Wolfe - Limbo - 9781473212473 - 9781473212473
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Limbo

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Description for Limbo Paperback. A forgotten classic by one of the great American writers of the twentieth century, with introductions from Harlan Ellison and David Pringle. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
In the aftermath of an atomic war, a new international movement of pacifism has arisen. Multitudes of young men have chosen to curb their aggressive instincts through voluntary amputation - disarmament in its most literal sense. Those who have undergone this procedure are highly esteemed in the new society. But they have a problem - their prosthetics require a rare metal to function, and international tensions are rising over which countries get the right to mine it . . .

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473212473
SKU
9781473212473
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About Bernard Wolfe
Bernard Wolfe (1915-1985) was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He worked as a military correspondent for a number of science magazines during the Second World War, and began to write fiction in 1946. He became best known for his 1952 SF novel Limbo.

Reviews for Limbo
To my mind, Bernard Wolfe remains one of the most remarkable original writers of the 20th century As to the books of Bernard Wolfe, his extraordinary imagination, his range of styles and genres, should alone qualify him for a conspicuous role in 20th century American literature Deep, strange, and wonderful, LIMBO represents a straight arrow pointing from the cautionary dystopias ... Read more

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