{"product_id":"the-last-man-9791043137822","title":"The Last Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient, Classical \u0026amp; Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Last Man, by Mary Shelley, \u003c\/strong\u003e chronicles the last days of humanity in the 21st century as it is slowly obliterated by a global pandemic. Radical changes and events across Europe-the king abdicates, turning England into a Republic; war erupts between Greece and Turkey-weaken the fabric of society, allowing an unknown and deadly disease to quickly spread across the world. Political leaders are disorganized; spiritual figures offer little comfort; science yields no answers. Previously distinguished individuals abandon their people in their time of need out of cowardice, while others admirably rise up to the occasion. Yet, none of this matters at all when humanity comes to its end.\u003cstrong\u003eMary Shelley\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote this book during the darkest time of her life. Over the years, she had lost her husband, \u003cstrong\u003ePercy Bysshe\u003c\/strong\u003e Shelley; her close friend, \u003cstrong\u003eLord Byron\u003c\/strong\u003e; and her children. Writing the novel became an instrument to process her own hopelessness and isolation-various characters are impressions of her departed loved ones.Contemporary critics were not kind to \u003cstrong\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eWhile Frankenstein\u003c\/strong\u003e was lauded for its depiction of scientific presumption, humanity's impotence and subsequent extinction were deemed offensive. \u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003c\/strong\u003e book faded into near-obscurity and merely survived until its rediscovery in the 1960s. After two World Wars, several epidemics, and the threat of nuclear annihilation, humanity's end may not have seemed as absurd any more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47778890875031,"sku":"9791043137822","price":2663.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043137822.webp?v=1778031873","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-last-man-9791043137822","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}