Books by Russell Hoban
“The book is set in this futuristic version of Kent, which has turned into an archipelago. As you mentioned, it’s written in a kind of English that has gone through a process of ruination similar to the environment he describes. Everywhere, people are like the scavengers of Roman Britain. They are picking through the ruins of a past civilisation—picking part train carriages and things for the metal to reuse. In this world of rusted metal and deteriorated landscape, language itself is also coming apart. Sometimes it is barely recognisable.” Read more...
The best books on The End of the World
Paul Cooper, Historian
Interviews where books by Russell Hoban were recommended
The best books on The End of the World, recommended by Paul Cooper
The fall of empires and sudden societal collapse are often the subject matter of darkly fascinating reads, in both fiction and nonfiction. Here Paul Cooper—the author of Fall of Civilizations, a new history book based on the hit podcast—recommends five books that offer perspectives on what it might feel like to live through the ‘end of the world.’
Max Porter on the Books That Shaped Him
Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers, on the books that have taken him from childhood to adulthood, the deepening shadow of nuclear war, and why he’ll always be on his knees in front of Emily Dickinson
The Best Apocalyptic Novels, recommended by James Miller
British novelist James Miller recommends his choice of the best apocalyptic novels
