Items related to Limbo (1952)
For eighteen years, neurosurgeon Dr. Martine has been hiding out on a remote island, a fugitive from the massively destructive Third World War that broke out in 1972. When a group of men with remarkable robotic-enhanced limbs visits the island, Martine decides it is time to return to America. There he finds to his amazement that facetious comments from his lost wartime journals have been adopted by an international movement dedicated to the eradication of human aggression by voluntary amputation, literal disarmament. A cult classic, Limbo is by turns outrageous, funny, ambitious, and groundbreaking.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
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
To my mind, Bernard Wolfe remains one of the most remarkable original writers of the 20th century
Deep, strange, and wonderful, LIMBO represents a straight arrow pointing from the cautionary dystopias of Orwell and Huxley to the postwar absurdist mode of CATCH-22, Pynchon, and Philip K. Dick
Shrewd, and sometimes profound, comments on Western civilisation.--Observer
Book Description:
To my mind, Bernard Wolfe remains one of the most remarkable original writers of the 20th century
Deep, strange, and wonderful, LIMBO represents a straight arrow pointing from the cautionary dystopias of Orwell and Huxley to the postwar absurdist mode of CATCH-22, Pynchon, and Philip K. Dick
Shrewd, and sometimes profound, comments on Western civilisation.--Observer
A forgotten classic by one of the great American writers of the twentieth century, with introductions from Harlan Ellison and David Pringle.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherWestholme Publishing, U.S.
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1594161291
- ISBN 13 9781594161292
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages416
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Limbo (America Reads: Rediscovered Fiction and Nonfiction from Key Periods in American History)
Published by
Westholme Publishing
(2010)
ISBN 10: 1594161291
ISBN 13: 9781594161292
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Good solid copy, mild to moderate reading/age wear, no DJ if issued, may have some light markings or exowner inscription. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Seller Inventory # 1M50000061QJ_ns
Buy Used
£ 10.15
Convert currency
Seller Image
Limbo
Published by
Westholme, Yardley, PA
(2010)
ISBN 10: 1594161291
ISBN 13: 9781594161292
Used
Trade Paperback
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: NF. First Printing Thus. Wrappers. Whtie rear cover, forest green spine, pictorial front cover are all clean and glossy. Book has just the faintest trace of rubbing at the head and tail of the spine. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 438 pages. Sharp, tight reprint of Wolfe's postapocalyptic cyborg novel, originally issued by Random House in 1952. Seller Inventory # 009170
Buy Used
£ 16.49
Convert currency