I read Hank Wesselman's Spiritwalker a number of years ago. He has visions of the future - and amongst his adventures he stumbles across an old road in the jungle, now overgrown and cracked. A good book.
The best book of all, of course, is Riddley Walker, by Russell Hoban. How far into the future is not clear, but the bands of rough humans are picking over the long crumbled wreckage of modern civilisation in places still resembling their original names: Cambry (Canterbury), Horny Boy (Herne Bay), Do-it-over (Dover), etc. - using a language that still retains some of today's grammar, syntax and structure.
It is a phenomenal work of literature, and the innovative language was praised by Anthony Burgess (of Clockwork Orange fame).
Beyond anything else, Riddley Walker coheres with my vision of the post-civilisation future. Wild packs of dogs and wild humans.
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Date: 2023-06-04 09:09 pm (UTC)The best book of all, of course, is Riddley Walker, by Russell Hoban. How far into the future is not clear, but the bands of rough humans are picking over the long crumbled wreckage of modern civilisation in places still resembling their original names: Cambry (Canterbury), Horny Boy (Herne Bay), Do-it-over (Dover), etc. - using a language that still retains some of today's grammar, syntax and structure.
It is a phenomenal work of literature, and the innovative language was praised by Anthony Burgess (of Clockwork Orange fame).
Beyond anything else, Riddley Walker coheres with my vision of the post-civilisation future. Wild packs of dogs and wild humans.