Typical of the genre are George R. Stewart's novel Earth Abides and Pat Frank's novel Alas, Babylon.

Since this measure of destruction was no longer imaginary, some of these new works, such as Mordecai Roshwald's Level 7, Nevil Shute's On the Beach and Pat Frank's Alas, Babylon, and Robert McCammon's Swan Song shun the imaginary science and technology that are the identifying traits of general science fiction.

It is also the setting for the classic post-apocalyptic novel, Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank, under the fictitious name of Fort Repose.

The telegram ends the message with an ominous code: " Alas Babylon ", a Biblical reference that the Bragg brothers employed throughout their lives as a euphemism for disaster.

In the foreword of the 2005 edition of Alas, Babylon, David Brin notes that the book was instrumental in shaping his views on nuclear war and had an effect on his own book, The Postman ( pp. xi-xii, ISBN 0-06-074187-2, Harper Perennial Modern Classics ).

In the acknowledgements section at the beginning of his post apocalyptic novel One Second After William R. Forstchen credits " Alas, Babylon " as an influence in writing his novel about the small town of Black Mountain, NC.

An adaptation of Alas, Babylon was broadcast on April 3, 1960 as the 131st episode of the Playhouse 90 dramatic television series.

* Pat Frank ’ s ‘ Alas, Babylon ,’ 50 years later in The Florida Times-Union

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Numerous commentators have pointed out the extensive similarities between the Titor story and Pat Frank's classic post-apocalyptic science fiction novel Alas, Babylon.

Among other similarities, Alas, Babylon takes place in a small river-side town in Florida just before and after a nuclear war and describes the struggle to survive as a family in the aftermath.

* Alas, Babylon, 1959 novel by American writer Pat Frank

* Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank ( 1959 ): A global nuclear war eliminates the line of succession down to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Josephine Vanbruuker-Brown.

* Alas, Babylon, article on the gentrification of New York City by Jim Knipfel in New York Press

Several popular novels — such as Alas, Babylon and On the Beach — portrayed the aftermath of nuclear war.

" Alas ," he is recorded to have said, " surrounded by great warriors devoted to my cause, guarded night and day by them, I should have allowed them to do their job.

He is most famous for his work on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O ' Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones along with his comedy partner Griff Rhys Jones.

Alas, he might not want to do so because he is concerned that the price might fall too far by harvest time.

Alas, immediately after his arrival a dead body turns up in the library, the room is sealed off, and Rhodenbarr has to track down the murderer before he can enter the library again and start hunting for the precious book.

For example, one of the very first entries in Skeat is for the letter A, which begins: "...( 1 ) adown ; ( 2 ) afoot ; ( 3 ) along ; ( 4 ) arise ; ( 5 ) achieve ; ( 6 ) avert ; ( 7 ) amend ; ( 8 ) alas ; ( 9 ) abyss ..." Further in the entry, Skeat writes: " These prefixes are discussed at greater length under the headings Of, On, Along, Arise ... Alas, Aware, Avast ..." It seems likely that these strings of words prompted Joyce to finish the Wake with a sentence fragment that included the words: "... a way a lone a last a loved a long ..."

Similarly, the ornate and civilized minuet melody of Ach du min Moder ( Alas, thou my mother ) contrasts starkly with the text, which is about Fredman lying with a hangover in the gutter outside a pub, complaining bitterly about life.

Among these writers, the pairing of series-creator Paul Smith with Terry Kyan, ( who had previously collaborated on Not the Nine O ' clock News and Alas Smith and Jones ) is particularly notable.

Alas, all is changed!

Verses of The Prophecy of Berchán allude to the murder of another Scottish king: " Alas a king will take sovereignity for four nights and one month ; I think it is grievous that the Gaels will boast, woe to him who celebrates him.

At one point during this speech, Auvergne exclaims " Alas, this is a child, a silly dwarf " ( l. 21 ), at which point Talbot himself looks at the camera in disbelief.

" Hāfez, so the tale goes, bowed deeply and replied, " Alas, O Prince, it is this prodigality which is the cause of the misery in which you find me ".

Its position in the film is directly after " By My Side ," which in turn follows directly on from " Alas for You ," omitting the parable in between.

'" Alas, there is, of course, no response.

: Alas, what an evil guest it is!

Alas Smith and Jones is a British comedy sketch television series featuring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones.

Alas Purwo National Park is situated on Blambangan Peninsula in Banyuwangi regency, at the southeastern tip of East Java province.

The National University of Cajamarca is a public university while Universidad Privada Antonio Guillermo Urrelo is a private one, additionally another 4 universities have branches in town Universidad Antenor Orrego, Universidad San Pedro, Universidad Alas Peruanas, Universidad Los Angeles, Universidad Privada del Norte.

In Realism ( end of the 19th century ), which is mixed with Naturalism, important topics are the novel, with Juan Valera, José María de Pereda, Benito Pérez Galdós, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Leopoldo Alas ( Clarín ), Armando Palacio Valdés, and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ; poetry, with Ramón de Campoamor, Gaspar Núñez de Arce, and other poets ; the theater, with José Echegaray, Manuel Tamayo y Baus, and other dramatists ; and the literary critics, emphasizing Menéndez Pelayo.

Chiquinha is most known for her works for the Carnival in Brazil, such as Ó Abre Alas, and theatrical works, as for example, the operettas Forrobodó and " Jurití ".

He is also featured-together with Hirst-on the track " Around the world " from fellow Midnight Oil guitarist Jim Moginie's solo debut album " Alas Folkloric ".

This is how people encode many entities from varying ontological levels, such as the location of a stapler ; in a desk ; which is in the office .. Alas, layout has its flaws too.

This was followed briefly by Smith and Goody ( with Bob Goody ) and then the comedy sketch series Alas Smith and Jones, co-starring Griff Rhys Jones, its title being a pun on the name of the American TV series Alias Smith and Jones.

Martín de las Alas into violating Spanish law by opening a foreign fair in the city to sell goods.

* Boroña by Leopoldo Alas

Langham went on to appear on Smith and Jones ' own programme, Alas Smith and Jones, playing an ineffectual panel show host ; this character apparently inspired John Morton to create the character of Roy Mallard, later to feature in his show People Like Us played both on radio and ( offscreen ) on television by Langham.

Alas that too went by the wayside eventually.

George Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying, a sketch by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones in Alas Smith and Jones, the TV series Porridge and Strange, in the lyrics of Billy's Line by Red Box, and in a song by Edwyn Collins.

Local brands owned by British American Tobacco include: Benson & Hedges ( Bangladesh ), Belmont ( Colombia, Chile and Venezuela ), Jockey Club ( Argentina ), Stradbroke ( Australia ), Hollywood ( Brazil ), du Maurier ( Canada ), Prince ( Denmark ), North State ( Finland ), HB ( Germany ), Sopianae ( Hungary ), Wills ( India ), Ardath, Bentoel, and Country ( Indonesia ), Carrolls, Carrolls Kings, Grand Parade, Black Allen ( Germany ), Sweet Afton, Major ( Ireland ), Boots, Alas ( Mexico ), Gold Leaf ( Bangladesh, Pakistan ), Jan III Sobieski ( Poland ), Yava Gold ( Russia ), Courtleigh ( South Africa ), Benson & Hedges, Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Perilly's, Peter Stuyvesant, and Rothmans ( Malaysia ), Parisienne ( Switzerland ), Maltepe ( Turkey ) and Xon ( Uzbekistan ), Marlboro ( with Philip Morris International ) ( Bangladesh ) Craven A ( Vietnam and Jamaica ) as well as BAT snus, Holiday, Freedom and Park Drive ( New Zealand ) Royals ( UK ), Embassy ( Kenya ), Viceroy, Newport, Lucky Strike in Dominican Republic and Delta in El Salvador.

* The Form of a City Changes Faster, Alas, Than the Human Heart by Jacques Roubaud, Dalkey Archive Press ; Translation edition, 2006 ISBN 1-56478-383-9

Alas, like many radical deputies, Le Chapelier wished for the central role played by such popular societies early in the French Revolution to come to an end with the settling of the state and the pending promulgation of a new constitution.

Alas Saracens ' seesaw existence over the nineties was about to continue in 1995 – 96 when they again found themselves at the wrong end of the table along with West Hartlepool but they were saved by their new CEO Mike Smith, who persuaded the RFU that there should be no relegation for the first season of professional rugby.

In their early collaborations, they were responsible for segments in many sketch shows, including Alas Smith and Jones, Harry Enfield and Chums, The All New Alexei Sayle Show and the Ted and Ralph characters in The Fast Show ( the characters were created by Linehan and Mathews and played by Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse ).

* Alas !, a work of literature by Rhoda Broughton

During this period some unfortunate events happened and work was relaunched in 1985 by the new owners Portland Valderrivas S. A. and Inmobiliaria Asón S. A., under the direction of Architect Fernando Alas.

* The Form of a City Changes Faster, Alas, Than the Human Heart by Jacques Roubaud ( tr.

This once in a lifetime event was witnessed by Philippine Senator Ambrosio Padilla, Antonio delas Alas, president of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation, Colonel Jose Lukban, president of the Philippine Amateur Judo Association and several high-ranking military officers.

Religious buildings include the monastery of the Concepcion, which was founded by María das Alas Pumariño ( died 1601 ), and the chapel of Ecce Homo, also called the chapel of Pity, which was built at the expense of Rodrigo Alonso Alfeirán ( died 1608 ).