Colson Whitehead talks about his new novel, Zone One, a wry take on the post-apocalyptic horror novel about zombies. A pandemic has devastated the planet, leaving behind the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead. Now the plague is receding, and Americans are rebuilding civilization, focusing on resettling Manhattan. Armed forces have successfully reclaimed the island south of Canal Street—Zone One—but pockets of plague-ridden squatters remain.
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Comments [2]
SMS Zombies = everyone slowly walking the streets with their heads down bumping into people and objects.
:) Morgan
Loved Sag Harbor. Sure to get this one too...
Does Colson think there could be a sequel to the aforementioned Sag Harbor?
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