Notes from an Apocalypse

Name: Notes from an Apocalypse
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A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back

By Mark O'Connell

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In Notes from an Apocalypse, Mark O'Connell takes readers on an insightful journey through our world's uncertainties, contemplating the myriad ways people prepare for potential disasters. Through fascinating encounters and reflections, O'Connell examines human resilience and how individuals confront existential dread, weaving personal introspection with a global perspective on survival.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the anxieties of the modern world and the existential threats facing humanity. It's a thought-provoking journey exploring how different people prepare for the end times, blending humour, philosophy, and introspection. If you're interested in science, nature, and the human condition, you'll likely find this a compelling read.

Notes from an Apocalypse

Veteran worrier, author of To Be a Machine and father-of-two, Mark O'Connell, meets the anarchists, environmentalists, far-right nut-jobs and super-rich who are preparing for the end of days.

Veteran worrier, author of To Be a Machine and father-of-two Mark O'Connell meets the anarchists, environmentalists, far-right nut-jobs and super-rich who are preparing for the end of days.

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In the remote mountains of Scotland, in high-tech bunkers in South Dakota and in the lush valleys of New Zealand, small groups of determined men and women are getting ready.

They are environmentalists who fear the ravages of climate change; billionaire entrepreneurs dreaming of life on Mars; and right-wing conspiracists yearning for a lost American idyll. One thing unites them: their certainty that we are only years away from the end of civilisation as we know it.

Not unconcerned himself by the possibility of the end of days, Mark O'Connell set out to meet them.

Notes from an Apocalypse is described as 'a cross between Bill Bryson and David Foster Wallace... A fidgety, fretful but very funny book with which to while away the days in self-isolation' - Times.

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Notes from an Apocalypse by Mark O'Connell has been reviewed as a thought-provoking exploration of contemporary anxieties and existential dread amidst various global crises. The author combines personal reflection with investigative journalism, taking readers on a journey through different places and philosophies dealing with apocalyptic fears. Critics have appreciated O'Connell's witty and engaging writing style, noting how the book balances humour and seriousness while offering insights into the human conditions faced in these uncertain times.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783784073

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 April 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 194g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Mark O'Connell is the author of To Be a Machine (Granta 2017), which won the Wellcome Book Prize and was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2017. He lives in Dublin with his family. He writes for the Guardian, Slate, the New York Times and The Millions.