The Birds

TitleThe Birds
Year for Search1936
AuthorsBaker, Frank
Date Published1936
PublisherPeter Davies
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsMale author
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The bulk of the book is a dystopia of an attack by “birds” that destroys contemporary civilization. The explanation of the nature of the birds in Part III, Section VII suggests that they are reflections of human failings. After being forced to flee the cities, a simple agricultural society with eutopian aspects is established and briefly described in the concluding section.

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The bulk of the book is a dystopia of an attack by “birds” that destroys contemporary civilization. The explanation of the nature of the birds in Part III, Section VII suggests that they are reflections of human failings. After being forced to flee the cities, a simpley agricultural society with eutopian aspects is established and briefly described in the concluding section.