The Old Men at the Zoo
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Angus Wilson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Published | 1961 by Secker and Warburg |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 352 pp |
| OCLC | 4482168 |
| 823.91 | |
| LC Class | PZ3.W68895 |
The Old Men at the Zoo is a novel written by Angus Wilson, first published in 1961 by Secker and Warburg and by Penguin books in 1964. It was adapted, with many changes – nuclear bombing of London, not present in the novel, is added – into a 1983 BBC Television serial by the scriptwriter Troy Kennedy Martin.[1] The book deals with events before a nuclear attack on London during a (presumably) limited nuclear war, which results in the imposition of a later post-apocalyptic pan-European dystopian dictatorship, until rescue arrives for the prisoners at the zoo, transformed into a concentration camp.
References
[edit]- ^ Ian Greaves (October 2013). "The Old Men at the Zoo (1983)". British Television Drama. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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