Zone One

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Zone One is a post-apocalyptic zombie novel by Colson Whitehead that blends literary fiction with horror to explore survival, memory, and urban decay in a ravaged New York City.

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instanceOf horror novel
literary fiction
novel
zombie fiction
author Colson Whitehead NERFINISHED
awardsRecognition New York Times Notable Book NERFINISHED
centralTheme bureaucracy
consumer culture
identity
memory
survival
trauma
urban decay
comparedTo The Road NERFINISHED
World War Z NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
features military cleanup operations
zombies
genre horror
literary fiction
post-apocalyptic fiction
science fiction
hasReception generally positive critical reviews
hasSubject epidemic
government reconstruction
psychological effects of catastrophe
includedInList New York Times Notable Books of 2011 NERFINISHED
isbn 978-0-385-52807-8
language English
literaryStyle introspective
melancholic
satirical
mainCharacter Mark Spitz NERFINISHED
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
narrativePerspective third-person limited
notableFor blending genre horror with literary fiction techniques
pageCount 272
partOf American zombie literature
plotSummary Follows a civilian sweeper team member helping clear lower Manhattan of remaining zombies after a plague
publicationDate 2011
publisher Doubleday
setting Manhattan NERFINISHED
New York City
settingPeriod post-apocalyptic future

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Colson Whitehead notableWork Zone One