No Country- XI postapocalyptic novel ?
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:39 pm
XI- I have found the term "postapocalyptic" used by reviewers about
No Country.
So far I am not quite convinced and it seems that the term would suit
The Road better, but still I don't want to dismiss it at this stage.
So what do you think? Is No Country an "apocalyptic" or a "postapocalyptic" novel?
No Country.
So far I am not quite convinced and it seems that the term would suit
The Road better, but still I don't want to dismiss it at this stage.
Wikipedia.Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction (or, in some cases, the more general category speculative fiction) that is concerned with the end of civilization through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. The time frame may be immediately after the catastrophe, focusing on the travails or psychology of survivors, or considerably later, often including the theme that the existence of pre-catastrophe civilization has been forgotten (or mythologized).
So what do you think? Is No Country an "apocalyptic" or a "postapocalyptic" novel?