by Robert C. O'Brien · Macmillan Education · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780435270872
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«Z for Zachariah» is the science fiction novel by Robert C. O'Brien, published by Macmillan Education in paperback (58 pages, in English).
After a nuclear war, Ann Burden believes she is the only survivor and lives in a valley free of radioactive contamination. The arrival of John Loomis, a scientist seeking refuge, seems to end her solitude, but she soon discovers he hides unsettling secrets and that his presence may be more dangerous than loneliness. The story raises dilemmas of survival and morality in a desolate world.
The novel was originally published in 1974 and received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for young adults in 1976. This 1982 educational edition is a guided reading.
Edition aimed at primary and secondary school students, suitable for classroom use.
Robert Leslie Carroll Conly, better known by his pen name Robert C. O'Brien, was an American novelist and a journalist for National Geographic magazine. He is best known for his children's novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (1971), which won the Newbery Medal 1972. His novel was later adapted to Don Bluth's animated film The Secret of NIMH (1982).
