Z for Zachariah

Pages: 249
Published: 1999
Language: English

After a devastating war leaves her believing she's the last person on Earth, a young woman named Ann finds her solitary existence shattered by the arrival of a stranger. This unexpected encounter forces her to confront the true nature of survival and the unsettling complexities of human connection in a world forever changed.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Tense Dark Thought-Provoking Reflective

Survival Morally Grey Forced Proximity Reluctant Hero

Dystopian Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Young Adult

Robert C. O'Brien

Robert C. O'Brien In real life, Robert C. O'Brien was Robert Leslie Conly. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, attended Williams College and graduated from the Universtiy of Rochester. While there he studied piano at Eastman School of Music, and at one time considered being a musician. Instead, he became an editor and writer for Newsweek magazine from 1941 to 1944, and for Pathfinder from 1946 to 1951. From 1951 until the time of his death in 1973 he was employed as a writer and editor by the Nat...