The Last Man

The Last ManOriginally published in French in 1805, The Last Man is a powerful story of the demise of the human race. Drawing on the traditional account in Revelations, The Last Man was the first end of the world story in future fiction. As the first secular apocalypse story, The Last Man served as the departure point for many other speculative fictions of this type throughout the 19th century, including works by Shelley, Flammarion and Wells. Grainville's

Originally published in French in 1805, The Last Man is a powerful story of the demise of the human race. Drawing on the traditional account in Revelations, The Last Man was the first end-of-the-world story in future fiction. As the first secular apocalypse story, The Last Man served as the departure point for many other speculative fictions of this type throughout the 19th century, including works by Shelley, Flammarion and Wells. Grainville's masterful imagination is evident in the vast scale of the action as Omegarus, the Last Adam, and Syderia, the Last Eve, are led toward the moment when "the light of the sun and the stars is extinguished." This is essential reading for anyone interested in the roots of apocalyptic science fiction.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 01/15/2003
ISBN: 9780819566089
Pages: 157
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.62h x 5.78w x 0.61d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2002 pg. 1510
PW Notes and Reprints 11/11/2002 pg. 46
Publishers Weekly 11/11/2002