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The Children of Men (1992)

by P.D. James

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Told with P. D. James's trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live . . . and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race.

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Such a good book. The Children of Men comments on how hope is the only thing that matters. The story's world is a awful place to live. It is dark and desolate, countries across the globe have fallen. In this modern dystopia women have become infertile and mankind is rapidly approaching extinction ( )
  Beckles | Oct 26, 2023 |
DNF at 18%. Based on the premise, you’d think this would’ve have been *more* exciting than watching paint dry. And that would be incorrect. ( )
  ilkjen | Oct 22, 2023 |
Science fiction
  GHA.Library | May 2, 2023 |
First edition good, jacket pasted to boards
  dgmathis | Mar 17, 2023 |
OK dystopian novel when all people have become infertile. One pregnant lady is safeguarded. Movie is a little different but OK also. ( )
  kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |
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James, P.D.—primary authorall editionsconfirmed
Biavasco, AnnamariaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Guani, ValentinaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Palencar, John JudeCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sayer, PhilipPhotographersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Von Treskow, IreneCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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The Children of Men
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The Children of Men
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1992
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Theo Faron
Xan Lyppiatt
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England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Children of Men (2006 | IMDb)
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Again, to my daughters
Clare and Jane
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Friday 1 January 2021

Early this morning, 1 January 2021, three minutes after midnight, the last human being to be born on earth was killed in a pub brawl in a suburb of Buenos Aires, aged twenty-five years, two months and twelve days.
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Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML:

Told with P. D. James's trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live . . . and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race.

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The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race.
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823.914Literature › English & Old English literatures › English fiction › Modern Period › 1901-1999 › 1945-1999

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PR6060.A467Language and Literature › English › English Literature › 1961-2000

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