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Violence
Some
Nuclear violence; imagined catastrophe; deaths
Language
Some
Strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Existential horror; the absurdity and terror of the nuclear world
What this book is about
Amis's 1987 collection of five stories, each set in the nuclear age, preceded by an essay on the moral catastrophe of nuclear weapons. Dark, visionary, and angry. Features violence and strong language. For adults.
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Strong language
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