{"product_id":"zone-one-9780307455178","title":"Zone One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nickel Boys\u003c\/i\u003e A pandemic has devastated the planet, sorting humanity into two types: the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead. \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \"\u003c\/b\u003eOne of the best books of the year.\" \u003ci\u003e--Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the worst of the plague is over, armed forces stationed in Chinatown's Fort Wonton have successfully reclaimed the island south of Canal Street--aka Zone One. Mark Spitz is a member of one of the three-person civilian sweeper units tasked with clearing lower Manhattan of the remaining feral zombies. \u003ci\u003eZone One\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds over three surreal days in which Spitz is occupied with the mundane mission of straggler removal, the rigors of Post-Apocalyptic Stress Disorder (PASD), and the impossible task of coming to terms with a fallen world. And then things start to go terribly wrong...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt once a chilling horror story and a literary novel by a contemporary master, \u003ci\u003eZone One\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling portrait of modern civilization in all its wretched, shambling glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for Colson Whitehead's new novel, \u003ci\u003eCrook Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e, coming soon!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colson Whitehead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.18w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307455178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2012 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/05\/2012 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColson Whitehead is the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad.\u003c\/i\u003e His other works include \u003ci\u003eThe Noble Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZone One\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSag Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Intuitionist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJohn Henry Days\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApex Hides the Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e, and one collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eThe Colossus of New York\u003c\/i\u003e. A National Book Award winner and a recipient of MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, he lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44907019731158,"sku":"9780307455178","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/products\/img_aac1847b-093d-46a5-90e8-73b9b91aa301.jpg?v=1706107657","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/zone-one-9780307455178","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}