The Last Man
Mary Shelley, the author of [*Frankenstein*][1], wrote the apocalyptic novel The Last Man in 1826. Its first person narrative tells the story of our world standing at the end of the twenty-first century and - after the devastating effects of a plague - at the end of humanity. In the book Shelley writes of weaving this story from a discovery of prophetic writings uncovered in a cave near Naples. The Last Man was made into a 2008 film. [1]: http://openlibrary.org/works/OL450125W/Frankenstein
Dark & BroodingHeartbreakingPhilosophy & Big IdeasWhat Does It All Mean?GrimdarkThe fragility of human civilizationIsolation in the face of existential threatThe weight of legacy and memory
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