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Based on the novel “Earth Abides” by George R
After months of isolation, Isherwood “Ish” Williams learns that most of the world is affected by a mysterious disease. However, despite his instincts for further isolation, Ish leads the charge to create a new civilization.
The novel was written in the late 1940s, after the end of the Second World War
Stewart.. Mentioned in the Korman Productions Deep Dive TV podcast: Earth Abides on MGM+ Deep Dive Episode 1 “Alone” with Dave and Stacey (2024).
The version on my shelf has a 1947 copyright, but Wikipedia says 1949
The influence of history is that 80 years ago someone wrote about a global pandemic and its possible impact on people. Ish represents the reader, the one who did not have to watch people die, watch the news, feel hopelessness and defeat.
This is very closely related to the poem of Ozymandias
Those he meets represent the ways in which people can cope with these enormous losses. Human fragility and the bravado of humanity in its achievements.
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I am looking forward to the remaining episodes and re-reading the novel. One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.