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In this wry take on the post-apocalyptic horror novel, a pandemic has devastated the planet. The plague has sorted humanity into two types: the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead. Now the plague is receding, and Americans are busy rebuildĀ­ing civilization under... read more

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He always wanted to live in New York.

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  • Pheenie: Colloquial version of "American Phoenix," regarding the living survivors and their persistent quest to reconstruct American life.

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  1. Colson Whitehead (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
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Publication Date: October 18, 2011
ISBN: 0385528078
Page Count: 272

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Reading Level: Adults

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