Zone One: A Novel

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Zone One: A Novel

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61 minutes

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Oct 26, 2011

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In MacArthur Award-winning Whitehead's satiric take on the post-apocalyptic horror novel, a plague has sorted humanity into two types: the infected and the uninfected, the living and the living dead. How will these civilians rebuild their lives? Join this subversive discussion about the 21st century zombie.

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Oct 26, 2011

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