The Purple Cloud
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The Purple Cloud is a 1901 apocalyptic science fiction novel by M. P. Shiel in which the apparent last man on Earth wanders a world devastated by a mysterious poisonous cloud.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Purple Cloud canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocalyptic novel
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | M. P. Shiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic fiction
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science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Adam Jeffson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif | last man on Earth ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of a global extinction event
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use of a mysterious poisonous cloud as apocalyptic agent ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The apparent last man on Earth wanders a world devastated by a mysterious poisonous cloud. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
NERFINISHED
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post-apocalyptic world ⓘ |
| theme |
apocalypse
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humanity and civilization ⓘ isolation ⓘ madness ⓘ survival ⓘ |
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