The Disappearance (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Philip Wylie
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—cultural exploration
- Time of Work: 1949-1953
- Setting: Miami, Florida, and other cities on Earth
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1940’s, Florida, Survivalism
- Locales: Earth, Miami, FL
The Plot
Set in post-World War II America, Philip Wylie’s The Disappearance concerns an Earth divided into two distinct parts, one containing only male humans and primates, the other only females. Wylie divides the book into four parts: “The Hand of God,” “Armageddon,” “The Unloved,” and “Dream and Dimension.” Each section details major physical and psychological developments of the catastrophe. As the chapters alternate between the male world and the female one, the characters slowly work out the science of the disappearance.
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